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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
EMPERORS DON'T DIE IN BED; TRANS. BY S.J. LEINBACH EMPERORS DON'T DIE IN BED; TRANS. BY S.J. LEINBACH FIK MEIJER This fresh and engaging book looks at each of the Roman emperors from Julius Caesar in 44BC to Romulus Augustulus in AD 476, illuminating not only the manner of their deaths but what their final days… OL13628453W
Napoleon Napoleon Kimberley Heuston An engaging biography of Napoleon Bonaparte--one of the most brilliant and reckless generals in history--who declared himself emperor of France in 1804, conquered lands from Portugal to Poland, made … OL15110049W
De vita Caesarum De vita Caesarum Suetonius First-century Roman life is portrayed in sketches of the family histories, public careers, physical traits, private lives, and vices of Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian. OL16231635W
Between republic and empire Between republic and empire Kurt A. Raaflaub,G. W. Bowersock xxi, 495 pages : 24 cm OL19195037W
Napoléon Napoléon Ben Weider La famille, la vie, la carrière militaire et politique de Napoléon I; selon les conclusions des recherches de cet auteur, l'empereur Napoléon aurait été empoisonné durant sa détention à Sainte-Hélène. OL21715917W
L'empereur immortel L'empereur immortel Sylvie-Catherine De Vailly L. Phoenix est le nom de code de l'un des meilleurs agents du SENR, le service des enquêtes non résolues du Bureau d'investigation de la sécurité internationale, dont la mission consiste à effectuer des… OL22073729W
Le roman de Napoléon Le roman de Napoléon Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky Evocation historique et romanesque de la vie de Napoléon Bonaparte. OL27312326W
Napoleón Napoleón Fernando Nieto Solórzano Es "el más grande hombre de acción nacido en europa desde julio césar", según Winston Churchill. Dar cuenta de esta figura supone el relato de una vida en la que el soldado da tantas batallas, el ave… OL28952235W
An Emperor's Manual for Ruling his Empire An Emperor's Manual for Ruling his Empire Chambers, Catherine In an Emperor's Manual you will find rules governing everyday life and examples of previous emperors including the fiendish assassination of Julius Caesar. There are often gruesome ways of becoming a… OL29242214W
Chinese emperors Chinese emperors Yan Ma A History of Chinese imperial dynasties with illustrations. OL29255336W
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Herbert P. Bix Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeIn this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look at the enigmatic leader whose sixty-three-yea… OL5101557W
Divus Augustus Divus Augustus Suetonius xliv, 215 p. ; 23 cm OL812845W