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The novel is presented as an autobiography written by Roman Emperor Claudius, who ruled as the emperor of Rome from 41 - 54 AD. In the novel, Claudius tells the 85-year story of the rise of the Roman Empire from the assassination of Julius Caesar to the assassination of Caligula....
An enterprise and attempt as the assassination of Caesar does not so much require courage to draw the swords as it requires a man as Brutus with nobility, to make others boldly think that by his only presence the fact is holy and just: if he does not take this course, then they should...
Merneith was not only one of the first female rulers of Egypt—she was one of the first rulers of Egypt, period. She ruled during Dynasty 1 (3000–2890 B.C.), at the very dawn of the Egyptian nation-state, when (as Cooney says) “kingship was new and brutal.” When her father, ...
Who were the Beaker People? What was their contribution to the building of Stonehenge? And did their arrival in Britain really lead to the obliteration of the indigenous population? Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizen, Mike Parker-Pearson answers the most pressing questions on the prehistoric...
Calamity Jane roars into the popular imagination atop the Deadwood Stage with a 'whip-crack-away' and her pistol ready-loaded. A bold and resourceful frontierswoman, Calamity held her own among the men of the American West. But she was also instrumental in the making of her own myth. Emily...
17K As he was regarded as the face of the civil rights movement, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. stunned the world. Learn about the aftermath of the assassination, including riots, a manhunt for King's killer, and the lasting legacy of King's death. Related...
What happened after the assassination of Julius Caesar? What happened to Czar Alexander II in 1881? What happened to Marquis de Lafayette during the French Revolution? What happened the day Winston Churchill became prime minister? Who was al-Mahdi? What happened to Batista after the Cuban Revoluti...