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A great task faced Marcus Aurelius when he became the Roman emperor in AD 161, as successor to his uncle, Emperor Antonius Pius. Generations of luxury had made the patricians, or nobles, weak and selfish. The middle class was disappearing, and the working class was being reduced to a state of slaver...

History Of The Babylonians And Assyrians Book: Part III: The Ascendancy Of Assyria Author: Godspeed, George Fall Of Assyria. 626-606 B.C. 264. About the year 640 B.C. all records of the reign of Ashurbanipal cease. That he remained on the throne for yet fourteen years is evident from the Ptolemaic...

Council Of Trent And The Counter-ReformationAuthor: Ward, Adolphus W.1545 An important phase of history in the sixteenth century is summarized byMacaulay when he says that "the Church of Rome, having lost a large part ofEurope, not only ceased to lose, but actually regained nearly half of what sheha...

Ancient Rome Constitution of the Roman Republic Gary Edward Forsythe: Assistant Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago. Author of The Historian L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi and the Roman Annalistic Tradition. Robert A. Guisepi: Author of Ancient Voices (Re-printed by per...

Mesopotamian/Sumerian Calendar In Mesopotamia the solar year was divided into two seasons, the "summer," which included the barley harvests in the second half of May or in the beginning of June, and the "winter," which roughly corresponded to today's fall-winter. Three seasons (Assyria) and four sea...

First Swiss Struggle For LibertyAuthor: Baker, Grenfell F.First Swiss Struggle For Liberty1308Owing to the fact that the house of Hapsburg had its origin inSwitzerland, the accession of Rudolph I, founder of the Hapsburg dynasty, tothe throne of Germany (1273), with the virtual headship of the Holy ...

CONGRATULATIONS FROM JEFFERSON DAVISON REDUCING FT. SUMTERDAVIS, JEFFERSON. The actual received telegram, from Jefferson Davis to General P.G. T.Beauregard, Charleston, South Carolina, April 13, 1861. One page, oblong 8vo. On printed"AMERICAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY" telegraph stationery. A telegram of th...

Frederick The Great Seizes SilesiaAuthor: Smyth, WilliamFrederick The Great Seizes SilesiaMaria Theresa Appeals To The Hungarians - 1740Maria Theresa, the "Empress Queen," stands out among the most heroic andromantic figures of the eighteenth century. She was the daughter of CharlesVI, last of the r...

Henry Hudson Explores The Hudson RiverAuthor: Cleveland, Henry R.Henry Hudson Explores The Hudson River1609Although Henry Hudson was not the first discoverer of the waters to whichhis name was given, he was a bold sailor whose achievements justly gave himrank with the foremost navigators and explore...

These are just a few things well worth reading. Presidential Comments Harry Truman Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice. Abraham Lincoln Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pr...

Castles Castles were a medieval European stronghold, generally the residence of the king or lord of the territory in which it stands. The word is sometimes applied to prehistoric earthworks, such as Maiden Castle , England ; and the word is also applied, in various linguistic forms (e.g., château, c...

The Akkadians Contributed by Robert A. Guisepi and F. Roy Williams, University of California Akkad and the Arts Akkadian PeriodSargon of Akkad (reigned c. 2334–c. 2279 BC) unified the Sumerian city-states and created the first Mesopotamian empire, profoundly influencing the art, language, and politi...