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DEAD SEA SCROLLS The ancient manuscripts known as the Dead Sea Scrolls have been called by scholars "the greatest manuscript discovery of modern times." They include books of the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) and non-biblical texts dating from 100 bc to ad 68. They are not origina...

Suetonius: De Vita Caesarum--TiberiusThe Lives of the Caesars--Tiberius. I. THE patrician branch of the CIaudian family (for there was, besides, a plebeian branch of no less influence and prestige) originated at Regilli, a town of the Sabines. From there it moved to Rome shortly after the founding o ...

The flying buttress transfers the thrust of the stone roof from the thin nave wall downwards and outwards, enabling the architect to open up the walls into huge stained- glass panels. Flying Buttresses, Notre Dame, Paris Ground Plan of a Gothic Cathedral: Chartres...

The Hittites A history of the Hittites including their cities, kings, art and contributions to civilization Hittite Gods B = Babylonian ALALUS: Father of Anus. Anus removed him from the throne. ANUS: Sky God. Removed his father Alalus from the throne, and was, himself, removed by his son Kumarbis....

Great Puritan Exodus To New England, Founding Of BostonAuthor: Palfrey, John G.Great Puritan Exodus To New England, Founding Of Boston1630Whatever might have been the historic development of New England had itproceeded from the single plantation of Plymouth, it is certain that thegrowth and characte...

The American Civil War, Dorothea Dix (1802 - 1887) Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 A noted social reformer, Dix became the Union's Superintendent of Female Nurses during the Civil War. The soft spoken yet autocratic crusader had spent more than 20 years working for improved treatment of mentally ill ...

Recantation Of GalileoAuthor: Lodge, Sir OliverRecantation Of Galileo1633From Socrates to Galileo, as from the Church's early martyrs to itslatest victims, runs the same story of conflict between the free human spiritand the repressive environment of custom acting through personal will orthrough con...

THE FIRST THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION - JUNE 20, 1676: The First Thanksgiving Proclamation (June 20, 1676) On June 20, 1676, the governing council of Charlestown, Massachusetts, held a meeting to determine how best to express thanks for the good fortune that had seen their community securely establi...

Bernini, Gianlorenzo Contributed By:Edward J. SullivanThe single most important artistic talent of the Italian baroque. Although most significant as a sculptor, he was also highly gifted as an architect; painter; draftsman; designer of stage sets, fireworks displays, and funeral trappings; and playw...

The Spread Of Chinese Civilization To JapanAuthor: Stearns, Peter N.Date: 2000The Spread Of Chinese Civilization To JapanAlthough its full impact on global history has not been felt until thelast century or so, the transmission of key elements in Chinese culture to theoffshore islands that came to m...

Larsa Larsa modern Tall Sankarah, was one of the ancient capital cities of Babylonia, located about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Uruk (Erech; Arabic Tall al-Warka'), in southern Iraq. Larsa was probably founded in prehistoric times, but the most prosperous period of the city coincided with an indep...

Ancient Rome Letter Home of a Roman "University" Student, 44 BCE Gary Edward Forsythe: Assistant Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago. Author of The Historian L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi and the Roman Annalistic Tradition. Robert A. Guisepi: Author of Ancient Voices (...