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Mémoires d'Hadrien
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Marguerite Yourcenar |
*Mémoires d'Hadrien* est un roman historique de l'écrivaine française Marguerite Yourcenar, publié en 1951. Ces pseudo-mémoires de l'empereur romain Hadrien ont immédiatement rencontré un extraordina… |
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The monsters of St. Helena
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Brooks Hansen |
"Brooks Hansen's new novel is the story of Napoleon Bonaparte's last exile, in 1815, on the island of St. Helena in the Atlantic, "the place on earth farthest from any other place." The island is pop… |
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Napoléon
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Georges Lefebvre |
At the time when Napoleon Bonaparte assumed control of France, Europe and the French Revolution had been at war for over seven years, and except for a brief interruption, this conflict was to last un… |
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Bride By Command (Emperor's Bride)
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Linda Winstead Jones |
Disguised as a sentinel, the emperor of Columbyana is shocked that his next bridal candidate isn't interested in becoming an Empress. Determined to teach the haughty beauty a lesson, the Emperor stri… |
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Napoleon
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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 … |
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Napoleon
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Paul Bede Johnson |
A bestselling historian's vigorous and searching biography of the towering figure who cast his shadow over two centuriesIn an ideal pairing of author and subject, the magisterial historian Paul Johns… |
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Le vite minori dell'Historia Augusta. D. Septimius Clodius Albinus
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Antonio Aste |
In questo saggio si ricostruisce la vicenda di D. Septimius Clodius Albinus (147-197 d.C.) alla luce delle fonti antiche con particolare riguardo alla biografia dedicatagli dall’Historia Augusta. Il … |
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Napoleon and the Revolution
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David P. Jordan |
"This new study of Napoleon emphasizes his ties to the French Revolution, his embodiment of its militancy, and his rescue of its legacies. Jordan's work illuminates all aspects of his fabulous career… |
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Titus of Rome
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Alice Curtis Desmond |
A biography of the second Flavian emperor who was noted for his generosity and regard for the people's welfare. |
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The cabinet of curiosities
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Theresa Dowswell |
When Lukas Declercq is orphaned, his uncle summons him to Prague, a refuge for Europe.s greatest alchemists and natural philosophers, offering to take him on as an apprentice. Uncle Anselmus is court… |
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César imperator
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Max Gallo |
Le destin exceptionnel de Jules César retracé grâce à de surprenantes et authentiques révélations. Connu pour ses campagnes militaires, son oeuvre littéraire et ses amours, ce grand homme de l'histoi… |
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Augustus and imperial Rome
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Miriam Greenblatt |
Examines the rule of Augustus Caesar, including his rise to power, politics, and final days, and describes everyday life in Rome during his reign. |
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The splendor before the dark
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Margaret George |
**Nero’s ascent to the throne was only the beginning....Now Margaret George, the author of The *Confessions of Young Nero*, weaves a web of politics and passion, as ancient Rome’s most infamous emper… |
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Huang quan
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Tianxiaguiyuan |
"He wants her to forget so that they can have a new beginning. She spends a decade in deceit. He spends his whole life to prevent her from falling"--Provided by vendor. |
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The shards of heaven
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Michael Livingston |
"Julius Caesar is dead, assassinated on the senate floor, and the glory that is Rome has been torn in two. Octavian, Caesar's ambitious great-nephew and adopted son, vies with Marc Antony and Cleopat… |
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King Flashypants and the Creature From Crong: Book 2
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Andy Riley |
201 pages : 19 cm |
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Transcultural Approaches to the Concept of Imperial Rule in the Middle Ages
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Christian Scholl |
During the Middle Ages, rulers from different regions aspired to an idea of imperial hegemony. On the other hand, there were rulers who deliberately refused to be «emperors», although their reign sho… |
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The goldsmith's daughter
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Tanya Landman |
A young girl's struggle to change her destiny set against the destruction of the Aztec empire. In the golden city of Tenochtitlan, Emperor Montezuma rules with an iron rod and people live in fear of … |
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The rat, the ox, and the zodiac
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Dorothy Van Woerkom |
Recounts how the Rat came to be the animal representing the first year of the Chinese zodiac. |
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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
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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… |
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