Antiquity
The Philippics
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
A philippic is a fiery, damning speech delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term originates with Demosthenes, who delivere…
On the Shores of the Great Sea
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M. B. Synge
Book I of the "Story of the World" series. Focuses on the civilizations surrounding the Mediterranean Sea from the time of Abraham…
The Dawn of Mediaeval Europe
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John Howard Bertram Masterman
This volume by the British historian J.H.B. Masterman (1867-1933) is a short survey of the first four centuries after the fall of Rome. The …
A History of the Roman Empire from Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aureli…
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John Bagnell Bury
The writings of J. B. Bury, on subjects ranging from ancient Greece to the 19th-century papacy, are at once scholarly and accessible to the …
De Bello Gallico
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Gaius Julius Caesar
In this book the famous Gaius Julius Caesar himself describes the seven years of his war in Gaul.When Caesar got proconsul of Gallia and Ill…
History of the Kings of Britain
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Geoffrey Of Monmouth
More medieval romance than history, Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae represents the oldest versions we have of many legends …
The Annals
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Publius Cornelius Tacitus
The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but bo…
Last Days of Pompeii
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Last Days of Pompeii is a novel written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. Once a very widely read book and now relatively neglected, it culmi…
The Annals
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Publius Cornelius Tacitus
The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but bo…
History of Egypt
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Frederick C. H. Wendel
The history of Egypt from the earliest times to the conquest by Alexander the Great, covering the development of Egyptian civilization: scie…
A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great
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John Bagnell Bury
J.B. Bury wrote his “History of Greece” before World War I, but it is such a good overview of classical Greek history that the third edition…
History of the Britons
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Nennius
One of the earliest recorded histories of Britain; Nennius wrote the book around 796BC. These days Nennius is recognised as being a teller, …
Historia de Heródoto
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Herodotus
Refiere Heródoto en su cuarto libro de las historias, las dos expediciones de los persas contra los Escitas y la Libia. - Summary by …
History of the Norwegian People
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Knut Gjerset
A detailed and exhaustive history of the Norwegian People, written in two volumes. The author, Knut Gjerset, was born in Western Norway in 1…
The Life of Alfred the Great
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Bishop Of Sherbourne Asser
A life of King Alfred of England originally composed in Latin, possibly sometime around 888 A.D. by the Monk and Bishop Asser, although some…
The Making of a Nation
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Charles Foster Kent
Charles Foster Kent was one of the premier scholars in Jewish Studies at the turn of the century. He was particularly well-known for his co…
Les origines
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Alfred Nicolas Rambaud
Ouvrage collectif sous la direction d'Ernest Lavisse et Alfred Rambaud.«Le présent volume n'est que le tome premier d'un ouvrag…
Historia de Heródoto
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Herodotus
Histieo continúa induciendo a los Jonios a batirse contra los Persas. Derrota de la armada jonia y toma de Mileto. La armada persa se…
Römische Geschichte
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Theodor Mommsen
Mommsen erhielt für die Römische Geschichte 1902 den Nobelpreis für Literatur.Römische Geschichte Achtes Buch (Ausgabe v…
The Catiline Conspiracy
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Gaius
The Catiline Conspiracy and the Jugurthine War are the two separate surviving works of the historian commonly known as "Sallust". …