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A History of Ancient Greece The Glory That Was Greece Author: Robert A. Guisepi Date: 2001 The glory that was Greece," in the words of Edgar Allan Poe, was short-lived and confined to a very small geographic area. Yet it has influenced the growth of Western civilization far out of proportion to its...

The Germanic Tribes, and Huns F. Roy Willis, Professor of History University of California Robert A. Guisepi, Historian and Editor Upon the decline of Roman imperial power, Germanic tribes from the east took over vast lands once ruled from Rome. After long period of growth, development and sometimes...

The Legacy Of Asia's First CivilizationsAuthor: Stearns, Peter N.Date: 1992Analysis And ConclusionAnalysis: The Legacy Of Asia's First CivilizationsIn their size, complexity, and longevity, the first civilizations todevelop in South Asia and China match and in some respects surpass theearliest civil...

THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION: To all to whom these Presents shall come, we the undersigned Delegates of the States affixed to our Names send greeting. Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union between the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts-bay Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Conne...

SARTRE, Jean-Paul (1905-80). One of the leading exponents of existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre was also well known as a writer. He expressed his dedication to his philosophy both in what he wrote and in the way he lived his life. Jean-Paul Sartre was born on June 21, 1905, in Paris, France. In 1919 h...

By Plutarch (died 30 B.C.E.) The grandfather of Antony was the famous pleader, whom Marius put to death for having taken part with Sylla. His father was Antony, surnamed of Crete, not very famous or distinguished in public life, but a worthy good man, and particularly remarkable for his liberality, ...

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...

State Of Italy Under The Lombards. Author: Gibbon, Edward Date: 1782 (Written), 1845 (Revised) History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Part I. Reign Of The Younger Justin. - Embassy Of The Avars. - Their Settlement On The Danube. - Conquest Of Italy By The Lombards. - Adoption And Reign...

Dawn Of Civilization B.C. 5867 Author: Maspero, G. C. C. It is a far cry to hark back to 11,000 years before Christ, yet borings in the valley of the Nile, whence comes the first recorded history of the human race, have unveiled to the light pottery and other relics of civilization that, at the rat...

Institutions and practices, Ensi and Lugal It appears that Sumerian rulers were first known as Ensi while military leaders were called Lugal. After a period of time, the military leaders became kings and the new title for them was ensi-lugal. They were king, military and religious leaders all at the...

LENIN (1870-1924). Few individuals in modern history had as profound an effect on their times or evoked as much heated debate as the Russian revolutionary Lenin. To his supporters, Lenin appeared as the individual who, through the sheer force of his will and dedication to the revolutionary struggle,...

Spaniards And Portuguese: Background To Conquest The peoples who inhabited the Iberian peninsula had long lived at the frontier of Mediterranean Europe. The peninsula had known many inhabitants - Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, and Goths - and during the Middle Ages it had become a cultural fron...