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ETRUSCANS A History of the Etruscan people including their cities, art, society, rulers and contributions to civilization By: Robert Guisepi 2002 Etruscans Archaeological Evidence The lack of Etruscan literature and the widely acknowledged bias and contradictory accounts of Greek and Roman writers ...

Publius Aelius Hadrianus, called Hadrian, was Roman emperor from AD 117 until 138. He regarded his 20-year reign as a golden age of peace and prosperity, comparable to that of his great predecessor Augustus more than 100 years earlier (see Augustus). Monuments to Hadrian's reign are the Tivoli villa...

The British Dominions, The United States, And Latin America Introduction The greatest population movement in history took place between 1500 and 1914, when millions of Europeans crossed the oceans and made new homes for themselves. At the same time, the slave trade brought vast numbers of Africans ...

Lucius Cornelius SullaSulla, Lucius Cornelius, called Felix (138-78BC), Roman general and statesman, who led the Optimates (aristocratic party) during the civil war of 88-86BC. Sylla By Plutarch Sylla(legendary, died 78 B.C.E.) By Plutarch Written 75 A.C.E. LUCIUS Cornelius Sylla was descended of a ...

Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Egypt The pre-dynastic and early dynastic periods The peoples of pre-dynastic Egypt were the successors of the Paleolithic inhabitants of northeastern Africa, who had spread over much of its area; during wet phases they had left remains in regions as inhospitable as the Gr...

A History of England Alfred the Great (848?–899) The course of English history would have been very different without King Alfred, renowned both as a statesman and a warrior. He is justly called "the Great." The Saxon Kingdoms and Alfred's Rise During Alfred's time, England consisted of four small S...

Washington's Farewell Address Friends and Fellow Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen, to administer the executive government of the United States, being not far distant, and the time actually arrived, when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person who is to be clothe...

Mayan Glyphs The Peoples And Civilizations Of The Americas Author: Michael Schwartz Date: 1999 Document: Deciphering The Maya Glyphs Of all the peoples of ancient America, the Maya developed the most complex system of writing to record their history, religion, philosophy, and politics. Maya hierogl...

Amerigo Vespucci's Account Of His First Voyage Author: Vespucci, AmerigoDate: 1497Amerigo Vespucci's Account Of His First Voyage Introduction Amerigo Vespucci was born in Florence in 1452 and died in Seville in 1512. He was employed in the latter city in the business house which fitted out Columbus...

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...

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...

Europe Transformed Author: Jewsbury, Lewis Date: 1992 Industrialization: The First Phase While Europe's "great men" plotted grand schemes to pursue their political and intellectual ambitions during the crisis of the Old Regime, French Revolution, and Napoleonic wars, obscure British inventors desi...