mobi |eng | 2006-10-17 | Author:Anthony Everitt

XIV SHOWDOWN 32–31 B.C. * * * In early 32 B.C., it became obvious to everyone that Antony and Cleopatra had made an important and highly controversial decision. She was ...

epub, mobi |eng | | Author:George Bernard Shaw

* * * ACT V High noon. Festival and military pageant on the esplanade before the palace. In the east harbor Caesar's galley, so gorgeously decorated that it seems to ...

epub, azw3 |eng | 1969-11-10 | Author:Seneca [Seneca]

There may be pleasure in the memory Of even these events one day.* He should put his whole heart into the fight against them. If he gives way before them ...

epub |eng | | Author:Titus Livy

BOOK FOUR War and Politics The next consuls were Marcus Genucius and Gaius Curtius. War and political dissension made the year a difficult one. Hardly had it begun, when the ...

epub, mobi |eng | 2009-07-22 | Author:Strauss, Barry [Strauss, Barry]

Spartacus’s men used what look like similar raft-building techniques, maybe as a result of recruiting local helpers. The fish-rich waters of the strait surely employed many boat-builders. A contemporary source ...

epub |eng | 2003-12-31 | Author:Gregory S. Aldrete [Aldrete, Gregory S.]

GLADIATORS On some holidays, the state provided public entertainment, of which there were two broad categories. The first was ludi, meaning “games.” These took many forms, including theatrical performances, dances, ...