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Persia The legacy of Cyrus Author: Grote, George It is a testimony to the capability of the founder of the Achaemenian empire that it continued to expand after his death and lasted for more than two centuries. But Cyrus was not only a great conqueror and administrator; he held a place in the minds o...

Ancient Rome The Battle of Adrianople, Ammianus 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 pe...

JACKSON, Stonewall (1824-63). No leader in the American Civil War was more skilled or gallant than Stonewall Jackson. His earnestness of purpose, determination to do right as he saw it, and military genius made him admired by friend and foe alike. Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born on Jan. 21, 1824, i...

Mexican WarAuthor: Bonner, John Mexican War1847When President Polk began his Administration, the United StatesGovernment had become involved in two boundary disputes - one relating toOregon, the other to Texas and Mexico. Out of the latter came the MexicanWar, concerning the political causes and mer...

Ancient Rome The Roman Way of Declaring War 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 permis...

The Sumerian Flood Story In the beginning, all roads lead to Sumer; until recently, it was the earliest recorded civilization (currently, the oldest extant documents are from Egypt). The Sumerians were a non-Semitic people. The remains show them to be generally short and stocky, with high, straight ...

History Of The Conquest Of Mexico, The Aztecs (part four) Book: Book I: Introduction. Preliminary View Of The Aztec Civilization. Author: Prescott, William H. Chapter V: Aztec Agriculture, Part II. But the occupation peculiarly respected was that of the merchant. It formed so important and singular...

Ancient Egypt, The recovery and study of ancient Egypt European interest in ancient Egypt was strong in Roman times and revived in the Renaissance, when the small amount of information provided by visitors to the country was compensated for by the wealth of Egyptian remains in the city of Rome. View...

On February 24, 1905, Congress passed a bill authorizing the War Department to return its stockpile of captured Confederate battle flags to their original owners. This poem was written by A former Union soldier at the height of the debate over the issue, which was considered quite controversial. Sho...

England Under Edward The Sixth. History Of EnglandAuthor: Dickens, CharlesHenry the Eighth had made a will, appointing a council of sixteen togovern the kingdom for his son while he was under age (he was now only tenyears old), and another council of twelve to help them. The most powerful ofthe firs...

A History of Ancient Greece Greece And The Hellenistic World Author: Robert Guisepi Date: 1998 Greek Creativity In Culture The genius of Greek civilization lay more obviously in various facets ofculture than in politics. It was Greek culture that determined the mostlasting contributions of this civi...

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...