The following summer, Russell stunned the sports world by announcing his retirement, ending his and the Celtics' celebrated reign."
Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians and writers of fiction.
Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians and writers of fiction. This book offers a fascinating insight into the sensational life and troubled times of the Emperor Nero.
This book traces the radical changes in gender politics in China, and the way in which the lives, roles and status of Chinese women have been transformed over the last one hundred years.
End of a Dynasty shows the alienation that can occur in professional baseball between the players and its devoted fans, as greed and egoism threaten to ruin the majestic innocence the game provides for those who love it.
But one point is inarguable: In the history of our country, there has never been a family like them. Their story is truly Shakespearean. In these pages, that story comes vibrantly to life.
However, with the Thirteenth Dynasty, the country's fate changedagain, leading to the Second Intermediate Period, a phase that would shake thefoundations of Egyptian society, and which paved the way to the New Kingdom.The purpose of this ...
In this text, the Kennedys' remarkable story is retold - the clan's rise from the poverty of America's great immigrant stock to the highest heights of power and influence.
“Rome and the East: The Production of Roman Provincial Silver Coinage for Caesarea in Cappadocia under Vespasian, AD 69–79.” OJA 14: 63–77. ... “The Roman Denarius under the Julio- Claudian Emperors: Mints, Metallurgy and Technology.
The history of the Western Han dynasty reveals a time of magnificence for China: a time when the country expanded its territory, perfected the weaving of silk to such an extent that a trade route extending from China all the way to Rome ...
The volume includes extensive transcriptions and translations of the relevant documents along with the author's historical judgments. Also included are chronological tables and lists, as well as a new Select Bibliography.