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Nathan Bedford Forrest(1821-1877) With no formal military training, Nathan Bedford Forrest became one of the leading cavalry figures of the Civil War. The native Tennesseean had amassed a fortune, which he estimated at $1,500,000, as a slave trader and plantation owner before enlisting in the Confed...

History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire State Of Italy Under The Lombards. Author: Gibbon, Edward Date: 1782 (Written), 1845 (Revised) Part III. So rapid was the influence of climate and example, that the Lombards of the fourth generation surveyed with curiosity and affright the portr...

Embark on a compelling journey through the annals of history as we unveil a timeline of significant world changes. From monumental shifts in politics and technology to cultural revolutions, join us in tracing the evolution of our global landscape through transformative eras. 20th Century Upheavals (...

A History of Ancient Greece The Dorians The Dorians were a major division of the ancient Greek people, distinguished by a well-marked dialect and by their subdivision, within all their communities, into the "tribes" (phylai) of Hylleis, Pamphyloi, and Dymanes. These three tribes were apparently quit...

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NUMA POMPILIUS by Plutarch Though the pedigrees of noble families of Rome go back in exact form asfar as Numa Pompilius, yet there is great diversity amongst historiansconcerning the time in which he reigned; a certain writer calledClodius, in a book of his entitled Strictures on Chronology, avers t...

Union Of Denmark, Sweden, And NorwayAuthor: Sinding, Paul C.Union Of Denmark, Sweden, And Norway1397Canute the Great, King of England and Denmark, by successful wars addedalmost the whole of Norway to his dominions. At his death in 1035 hiskingdoms were divided, and fell into anarchy and discord for...

Poem of the Righteous Sufferer The Babylonian Job Ancient Mesopotamian literature shows the eventual rejection of the pre-moral beliefs and practices that are described in epic tales and early hymns. The following lines from a hymn to the great Sumerian god Eniii reflect the once close relationship...

A History of England Canute Becomes King Of England Author: Hume, David 1017 Canute Becomes King Of England After the success of King Alfred over the Danes in the last quarter of the ninth century, England enjoyed a considerable respite from the invasions of the bold ravagers who had caused great ...

The Race Up the Round Top In another instant, a staff officer from [Maj.] General [G.K.] Warren rushed up to find [Maj. Gen. George] Sykes, our Corps Commander, to beg him to send a brigade at least, to seize Little Round Top before the enemy's surging waves should overwhelm it .Other supplications ...

A History of Ancient Greece The Glory That Was Greece Author: Jewsbury, Lewis Date: 1992 The Agora The Agora in ancient Greek cities was an open space that served as a meeting ground for various activities of the citizens. The name, first found in the works of Homer, connotes both the assembly of th...

KANT, Immanuel (1724-1804). The philosopher of the 1700s who ranks with Aristotle and Plato of ancient times is Immanuel Kant. He set forth a chain of explosive ideas that humanity has continued to ponder since his time. He created a link between the idealists--those who thought that all reality was...