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The Battle of the Alamo Stephen L. Hardin The siege and the final assault on the Alamo in 1836 constitute the most celebrated military engagement in Texas history. The battle was conspicuous for the large number of illustrious personalities among its combatants. These included Tennessee congressman ...

CONSTANTINE THE GREAT (AD 280?-337). Two important events marked the reign of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome. He made Christianity a lawful religion in Roman society, and he founded the city of Constantinople, the brilliant capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Flavius Val...

From Colonies To Nations Author: Various By the late 18th century, the Creole elites expressed a growing self-consciousness as they began to question the policies of Spain and Portugal and the very necessity of remaining in a colonial relationship. At the same time, these elites were joined by the ...

b. 63 BC?d. , March, 12 BC, Campania [Italy] powerful deputy of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. He was chiefly responsible for the victory over Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, and during Augustus' reign he suppressed rebellions, founded colonies, and administered various parts of th...

The American Civil War, George Armstrong Custer (1839 - 1876)Edited by: Robert Guisepi2002 Thank you to Shotgun's Home of the American Civil War for this fine work.Although better known for his Indian fighting, George Custer compiled a creditable record as a cavalry leader in the latter part of the ...

The Origin And Progress Of TragedyAuthor: Rollin, CharlesDate: 1731The Origin And Progress Of Tragedy Poets Who Excelled In It At Athens; Aeschylus, Sophocles, And EuripidesThere had been many tragic and comic poets before Thespis; but as theyhad made no alteration in the original rude form of this ...

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION The roots of the Russian Revolution of 1917 were deep. Russia had suffered under an extremely oppressive form of government for centuries under the rule of the czars. During the 19th century the nation was filled with movements for political liberalization. In the long run there...

Kingdom Of Italy EstablishedAuthor: Garibaldi, Giuseppe;Probyn, John WebbBy Giuseppe Garibaldi1860After the suppression of the Italian Revolution, by Austria, in 1849, andthe restoration of Austrian power in Italy, Charles Albert, King of Sardinia,who had headed the movement for Italian independence...

LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION Ambrose, S.E. Undaunted Courage (Simon & Schuster, 1996). United States citizens knew little about western North America when the Lewis and Clark Expedition set out in 1804. Twelve years earlier Captain Robert Gray, an American navigator, had sailed up the mouth of the...

A History of Ancient Greece Hellenistic PoliticsGreece And The Hellenistic WorldAuthor: R.A. GuisepiDate: 1992 The collapse of Athens opened the way for Spartan domination of the Greekmainland. During the war, Sparta had accepted Persian help, particularly onthe seas, and in return it handed over co...

Ancient Rome Rome Established As A 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 "Remember, Roman, tha...

Joseph Hooker b. Nov. 13, 1814, Hadley, Mass., U.S.d. Oct. 31, 1879, Garden City, N.Y. Hooker was a Union general in the American Civil War (1861-65) who successfully reorganized the Army of the Potomac in early 1863 but who thereafter earned a seesaw reputation for defeat and victory in battle. A ...