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Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of Spartacus
*Includes accounts of Spartacus and the Third Servile War written by ancient historians Plutarch, Sallust, Appian, Osorius, and Florus. *Includes pictures of historic art depicting Spartacus and important people, places, and events in his life. *Includes a Bibliography for further...
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Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of King Solomon
King Solomon is one of the most famous men in the Bible but also one of the most elusive historical figures. He is credited with supervising the construction of the first Temple in Jerusalem, and excavations and archaeologists continue to...
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Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of Pontius Pilate
*Discusses how Pilate may have become the prefect of Judaea*Includes historical and Biblical accounts of Pilate's prefecture before the passion of Christ.*Explains the different historical depictions of Pilate and his involvement in the trial and execution of Jesus.*Includes pictures*Includes a...
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Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of St. Paul the Apostle
*Includes pictures of historic art depicting Paul and important events in his life.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.“Paul's letters reveal a remarkable human being: dedicated, compassionate, emotional, sometimes harsh and angry, clever and quick-witted, supple in argumentation, and above all...
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Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of the Prophet Jeremiah
*Includes pictures of historic art depicting Jeremiah and other important people.*Explains Jeremiah's life and times through the historical record and Scripture.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“And when your people say, 'Why has the Lord our God...
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Legends of The Enlightenment: The Life and Legacy of Jean Jacques Rousseau
*Includes pictures*Analyzes Rousseau's life and most famous works*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.” - Rousseau“Virtue is a state of war, and to live in...
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Legends of The Enlightenment: The Life and Legacy of Voltaire
*Includes pictures.*Includes Voltaire's quotes.*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“To hold a pen is to be at war.” – Voltaire“All men are equal; it is not their birth, but virtue itself that makes the difference.”...
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Legends of the Frontier: Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie
*Discusses some of the legends and controversies surrounding the lives and deaths of the three frontier legends.*Includes the story about Crockett's famous Not Yours To Give speech, and the debate over whether he actually gave it.*Includes pictures of Boone, Bowie,...
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The First Crusade
"I, or rather the Lord, beseech you as Christ's heralds to publish this everywhere and to persuade all people of whatever rank, foot-soldiers and knights, poor and rich, to carry aid promptly to those Christians and to destroy that vile...
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne
“Right action is better than knowledge; but in order to do what is right, we must know what is right.” – CharlemagneA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of...
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The Life and Legacy of Richard the Lionheart
*Includes medieval depictions of Richard and important people, places, and events in his life.*Explains his relationships with his famous parents, his famous allies, and his famous enemies, including Saladin.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“We, however, place...
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The Life and Legacy of Saladin
"It is equally true that his generosity, his piety, devoid of fanaticism, that flower of liberality and courtesy which had been the model of our old chroniclers, won him no less popularity in Frankish Syria than in the lands of...
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The Life and Legacy of Vlad the Impaler
*Includes pictures of Vlad and important people and places in his life.*Includes historical accounts that describe Vlad the Impaler and his notorious rule.*Discusses the authenticity of the accounts accusing Vlad of impaling tens of thousands and his other infamous misdeeds*Analyzes...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Cesare Borgia
*Analyzes Cesare's legacy and how it endured over the centuries.*Examines the legends and rumors surrounding Cesare's life in an attempt to separate fact from fiction.*Includes pictures depicting Cesare and other important people in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Leonardo da Vinci
*Includes over 30 pictures of Leonardo, his work, and important people and places in his life.*Discusses Leonardo's most famous works, including the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, the Vitruvian Man, and more.*Includes quotes from Leonardo's Notebooks.*Includes a Bibliography for further...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Lorenzo de' Medici
*Includes pictures of Lorenzo and important people and places in his life.*Discusses Lorenzo's relationships with other famous Renaissance legends, including Leonardo and Michelangelo.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."How beautiful is youth that is always slipping away.”...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Lucrezia Borgia
*Analyzes Lucrezia's legacy and how it endured over the centuries.*Examines the legends and rumors surrounding Lucrezia's life in an attempt to separate fact from fiction.*Includes pictures depicting Lucrezia and other important people and places in her life.*Includes a Bibliography for...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Michelangelo
*Includes pictures of Michelangelo and some of his most famous art.*Explains how Michelangelo made some of his most famous works, including the Pieta, David, and the Sistine Chapel.*Includes contemporaneous accounts of Michelangelo's life and his relationship with famous contemporaries like...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Niccolo Machiavelli
*Includes pictures of Machiavelli and important people and places.*Explains the historical background of Machiavelli's life and the political context within which he wrote The Prince.*Discusses lingering controversies surrounding Machiavelli and his work, including whether The Prince was intended as a...
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Raphael
*Includes pictures of Raphael's most famous art and portraits of famous people.*Explains Raphael's artistic rivalries with Leonardo and Michelangelo, as well as comparisons and contrasts between his art and their art.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."Here...
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