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The art of the ancient Greeks and Romans is called classical art. This name is used also to describe later periods in which artists looked for their inspiration to this ancient style. The Romans learned sculpture and painting largely from the Greeks and helped to transmit Greek art to later ages. Cl...

Step back in time as we unravel the captivating stories of ancient nations, civilizations that once thrived, flourished, and left an indelible mark on the pages of history. From the banks of the Nile to the valleys of Mesopotamia, join us on a journey through the rise and fall of these venerable soc...

Saracens In Spain: Battle Of The GuadaleteAuthor: Al-Makkari, Ahmed Ibn Mahomet711When assailed by the Saracen power, the Gothic kingdom in Spain whichhad endured for three centuries, had long been suffering a decline.Political disorders and social demoralization had made its condition such asmight ...

Agriculture And The Origins Of Civilization: The Neolithic Revolution Edited By: Robert Guisepi There was nothing natural or inevitable about the development of agriculture. Because cultivation of plants requires more labor than hunting and gathering, we can assume that Stone Age humans gave up the...

Abraham Lincoln SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1865 Weeks of wet weather preceding Lincoln's second inauguration had caused Pennsylvania Avenue to become a sea of mud and standing water. Thousands of spectators stood in thick mud at the Capitol grounds to hear the President. As he stood...

Leif Ericson Discovers America Saga Of Eric The Red, c. 1000 Besides the Northmen or Norsemen, those ancient Scandinavians celebrated in history for their adventurous exploits at sea, the Chinese and the Welsh have laid claim to the discovery of North America at periods much earlier than that of Co...

The American Revolution, continuedWithin a decade after passage of the Stamp Act, Britain faced openrebellion in its American colonies. The resulting conflict was also a civilwar, with many colonists remaining loyal to the crown. Indeed, one of BenjaminFranklin's sons was a Loyalist leader and the l...

Great Civil War In England, Execution Of Charles I, Part 2 Author: Macaulay, Lord;Knight, Charles By Charles Knight The drawbridge of Hurst castle ^1 is lowered during the night, December 17, 1648, and the tramp of a troop of horse is heard by the wakeful prisoner. He calls for his attendant Herbe...

AEMILIUS PAULUS by Plutarch Almost all historians agree that the Aemilii were one of the ancient and patrician houses in Rome; and those authors who affirm that king Numa was pupil to Pythagoras, tell us that the first who gave the name to his posterity was Mamercus, the son of Pythagoras, who, for ...

THE REFORMATION Europe's Search For Stability One of the greatest of all revolutions was the 16th-century religious revolt known as the Reformation. This stormy, often brutal, conflict separated the Christians of Western Europe into Protestants and Catholics. So far-reaching were the results of the ...

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....

Ancient Egypt: Apopis Egypt's HistoryRobert Guisepi, 1984 The Valley of the Nile Apopis was the last great Hyksos king of Egypt (reigned c. 1585-1542 BC). Initially, he controlled most of Egypt but was gradually driven back northward to the vicinity of his capital in the Nile River delta due to succ...