History
Artemis: The Origins and History of the Greek Goddess of the Moon and the Hunt
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The interactions between mortals and immortals in Greek myths were usually a coin-flip of love and hate, with the Trojan War being the biggest exception. This...
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As Dinastias do Antigo Egito: A História e o Legado dos Faraós desde o Início da Civilização Egípcia até a Ascensão de Roma
* Inclui fotos * Inclui contas antigas * Inclui uma bibliografia para leitura adicional A África pode ter dado origem aos primeiros seres humanos, e o Egito provavelmente deu origem às primeiras grandes civilizações, que continuam a fascinar as sociedades...
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Asia Minor's Most Prominent Ancient Cities: The History and Legacy of the Influential Cities that Dominated the Region in Antiquity
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The pages of world history textbooks contain a litany of “lost” empires and civilizations, but usually, upon further review, it is revealed that these so called...
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Assassinating Adolf Hitler and Reinhard Heydrich: The History of the Attempts to Kill the Nazi Dictator and the Blond Beast
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts detailing various attempts to kill Hitler and the assassination of Heydrich*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsLike other totalitarian regimes, the leader of the Nazis kept an iron grip on power...
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Assassinating Adolf Hitler: The History of the Failed Conspiracies and Attempts to Kill the Nazi Dictator
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the various plots and the ways they were foiled*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsLike other totalitarian leaders, Adolf Hitler kept an iron grip on power in part by making...
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Assur: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Assyrian Empire's Capital City
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts describing Assur and the Assyrians*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“All who hear the news of your destruction clap their hands for joy. Did no one escape your endless cruelty?” - Nahum 3:19In...
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Athena: The Origins and History of the Greek Goddess
*Includes pictures of important places and historic art depicting Athena and other Greek gods and goddesses.*Explains the historical origins of the goddess and the mythological tales about her.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.“I begin to sing of Pallas Athene, the...
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Athenian Democracy: The History of the World's First Democracy in Ancient Athens
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of Athenian democracy by Aristotle, Plutarch, and others *Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents In today’s modern world every political regime, even the most authoritarian or...
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Athens & Sparta: Ancient Greece's Famous City-States
For 2500 years, the Ancient Greeks have fascinated the West, who look to Greece as the creators of Western culture. Indeed, the Greeks revolutionized warfare, art, architecture, government, philosophy, and more. Of all the Greeks' accomplishments, many can be credited...
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Atlantis: The History and Legacy of the Ancient World's Fabled Lost Island and Modern Searches for It
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts describing Atlantis and the search for it*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“And the island of Atalantes, which was greater than Africa and Asia, as Plato says in the Timaeus, in one day and...
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Attica: The History and Legacy of the Most Important Region in Ancient Greece
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient descriptions of Attica and Athens*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAccording to Herodotus, the Persians offered the Athenians an alliance in 480 BCE. The other Greek city-states (polei) were understandably concerned...
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Audrey Hepburn and Katharine Hepburn: Hollywood's Most Iconic Starlets
*Includes pictures of the actresses and important people, places, and scenes.*Includes the actresses' own quotes about their lives and careers. .*Includes a Bibliography of each actress for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.Early in her career, there was no actress...
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Axum: The History and Legacy of the Kingdom of Aksum's Capital and One of the Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities in Africa
In the year 570 CE, a child by the name of Muhammad is born in the Arabian city of Mecca. Sixty-two years later, he dies, and upon his death, the faith that he founded, Islam ("obedience to the one God"),...
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Babylon: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Mesopotamia's Greatest City
*Includes pictures.*Includes historic accounts about the city and its history.*Profiles Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar and the Hanging Gardens.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.The ancient world was full of many fantastic cities and places, and like today’s major cities,...
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Baldr: The Origins and History of the Famous Norse God Whose Death Leads to Ragnarok
*Includes pictures*Includes medieval accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingMuch of what is known of the Norse myths comes from the 10th century onwards. Until this time and, indeed, for centuries afterwards, Norse culture (particularly that of Iceland,...
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Baron Johann de Kalb: The Life and Legacy of the German Major General Who Fought in the American Revolution
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“So, there lies the brave de Kalb. The generous stranger, who came from a distant land to fight our battles and to water with his blood the tree of...
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Baron Von Steuben: The Life and Legacy of the Prussian General Who Drilled the Continental Army at Valley Forge During the Revolutionary
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“You say to your soldier, 'Do this' and he does it. But I am obliged to say to the American, 'This is why you ought to do this' and...
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Basque Country: The Turbulent History and Legacy of the Basque Autonomous Community in Spain
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsIt would not be a stretch to say that for a very tiny geographical territory (just 20,747 square kilometers), the Basque Country has inspired a plethora of intense stereotypes. Some...
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Before the Bear: The History and Legacy of California Before It Joined the United States
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“As the spring and summer of 1848 advanced, the reports came faster and faster from the gold-mines at Sutter’s saw-mill. Stories reached us of fabulous discoveries, and spread throughout...
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Belén y Nazaret: la historia y el legado del lugar de nacimiento y la ciudad natal de Jesucristo
“Nathanael le dijo, ‘¿Puede salir algo bueno de Nazaret?’ Felipe le dijo, ‘Ven y verás’” (Juan 1,46)“[Y Él] vino y vivió en una ciudad, Nazaret. Así fue para que se cumpliera lo dicho por los profetas: ‘Será llamado Nazareno’”. (Mateo...
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