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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 History Sourcebook:Suetonius: De Vita Caesarum--Divus Claudius, c. 110 CE. Translated by J. C. Rolfe. [Arkenberg Introduction]. Rolfe's annotations appear in brackets with no attribution; mine are noted. I have also replaced modern place names, as used by Rolfe, with those in use by the Roma ...

The American Civil War. Causes of the American Civil War. The Civil War in the United States of America The American Civil War, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Charge of Bayonets Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 Excerpts From Chamberlain's Writings The silence and the doubt of the momentary lull were...

From Colonies To Nations Author: Various By the late 18th century, the Creole elites expressed a growing self-consciousness as they began to question the policies of Spain and Portugal and the very necessity of remaining in a colonial relationship. At the same time, these elites were joined by the ...

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Africa: The Spread of Civilization in Africa Various AuthorsEdited By: R. A. GuisepiDate: 2001 Africa is a continent of great size, almost 12 million square miles or about three times the size of the United States. Most of it lies in the tropics, and although we often think of Africa in terms of its...

A History Christianity Edited By: Robert A. Guisepi The Rise And Triumph Of Christianity The Rise And Triumph Of Christianity Through the long centuries that witnessed the decline of the Roman Empire and the invasions of the Germans, an increasingly powerful force became evident in the Mediterranea...

Laying Of The Atlantic CableAuthor: Field, Cyrus W.Laying Of The Atlantic Cable1866Twenty-two years after the completion of the first telegraph line -between Washington and Baltimore, in 1844 - came the greatest triumph in thehistory of telegraphy. The first successful laying of an ocean telegraph, ...

FLOOD LEGENDS In the traditions of most ancient civilizations there can be found a legend concerning a flood of such enormous proportions that it is believed to have covered the whole Earth. Such was the destructive force of this flood that few land animals and plants survived it. For readers in Wes...

Statutes of Willliam The Conqueror (Stubbs' "Charters," p. 83-85.) Here is shown what William the king of the English, together With his princes, has established since the Conquest of England. 1. Firstly that, above all things, he wishes one God to lie venerated throughout his whole kingdom, one fai...

The American Civil War, John B. Gordon, Antietam Restoration of McClellan to command of the Federals--My command at General Lee's centre--Remarkable series of bayonet charges by the Union troops--How the centre was held--Bravery of the Union commander--A long struggle for life. THE war had now assu...

World War Two John Graham Royde-Smith: Associate Editor, History, Encyclopædia Britannica, London. Edited By: Robert A. Guisepi Date 2006 On Sept. 1, 1939 , Germany invaded Poland . On September 3 England and France demanded that Germany withdraw its troops. When Germany refused England and France d ...