Pope Paul’s greatest problems were caused by his relations with EmperorCharles Vand the French kingFrancis I, whom he tried to persuade toceasetheir inveterate wars and turn their forces against the Ottoman Turks, who menaced the coasts of Italy as well as the outposts of Christendom in the...
When you return from a day at work, or out shopping, or driving on the highways, or just interacting with the general public,would you saythat the God-fearing, morally pure population of your country is “flourishing” and increasing in authority over the land? Remember… all that must hap...
A post shared by Emperor Toffee Charlemagne (@emperortoffeecharlemagne) (and I sincerely hope this is the end of that saga!!!) Life Impossible–frankly, this was a bit impossible to buy into AKA r.i.d.i.c.u.l.o.u.s. It starts off pretty well, following an older lady as she trie...
the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang (reigned 1368-1399), used to herd cattle(放牛) for a rich man. One day, his carelessness caused a leg of one of the cows to be broken. The rich man was so angry that he locked up ...
Erkki-Sven TüürAditus,BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ‘Emperor’,BrucknerSymphony No. 1 in C minor (1877 Linz version, ed. Nowak) Yunchan Lim (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra/Paavo Järvi Read more about this Prom
Meanwhile, Marco reports that his father and uncle serve as military advisers to the Mongol emperor and even help win a battle. Over the next 17 years, Marco travels throughout China, witnessing the use of silkworms to make silk, the dangers of tigers, the great ceremonies of monks in Tibe...
Philopappos was said to have also been a poet and personal friend of Emperor Hadrian and Empress Vibia Sabina, making this yet another magnificent addition to the Hadrianic-period legacy of the city. The Acropolis of Athens When it comes to Athens, however, there is no monument greater, or...
In this book, somewhere between a novel and a set of essays, Marco Polo describes the cities he's visited to emperor Kublai Khan. Each city is lushly, if fragmentarily described. This is surely the way we should talk about our cities: as shimmering reflections and formless memories. Easily...
Between 121 BC and 111 BC, Emperor Wu set up four counties to the west of the Yellow River, Jiuquan, Wuwei, Zhangye and Dunhuang61(expand) the influence of the Han central government and develop ties with countries in XiYu (西域),6...
in Frank Capra’s newsreel documentary,Why We Fight: Battle of China.Decades later the film reappeared in two historical documentaries released during the 1990s: Magee’sTestamentandIn the Name of the Emperor. 尽管冒着巨大的生命危险,乔治·菲奇最终仍将影片胶卷偷偷运出中国。1938年1月19日,菲奇获准...