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Greater Than Emperor
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Author : Amanda Collins
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2002
Greater Than Emperor written by Amanda Collins and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Studies the adoption of a new civic identity in fourteenth-century Rome from the perspective of a young revolutionary, Cola di Rienzo
Eunuch And Emperor In The Great Age Of Qing Rule
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Author : Norman A. Kutcher
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2018-07-31
Eunuch And Emperor In The Great Age Of Qing Rule written by Norman A. Kutcher and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-31 with History categories.
Eunuch and Emperor in the Great Age of Qing Rule offers a new interpretation of eunuchs and their connection to imperial rule in the first century and a half of the Qing dynasty (1644–1800). This period encompassed the reigns of three of China’s most important emperors, men who were deeply affected by the great eunuch corruption of the fallen Ming dynasty. In this groundbreaking and deeply researched book, the author explores how Qing emperors sought to prevent a return of the harmful excesses of eunuchs and how eunuchs flourished in the face of the restrictions imposed upon them. We meet powerful eunuchs who faithfully served, and in some cases ultimately betrayed, their emperors. We also meet ordinary eunuchs whose lives, punctuated by dramas large and small, provide a fascinating perspective on the Qing palace world.
Christ The Emperor
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Author : Nathan Israel Smolin
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024-04-23
Christ The Emperor written by Nathan Israel Smolin and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-23 with History categories.
The Roman Empire of the fourth century AD, ruled by the Emperor Constantine the Great, was a society marked by social, religious, and political transformation as the empire came under the influence of the Christian Church. To understand how this period's emperors and bishops, among other political and social actors, thought about and enacted political theory, Nathan Israel Smolin turns to theological sources, revealing an age of profound political, social, and religious ferment, in which ideas and structures fundamental to the history of the following millennia were developed and contested--ideas that continue to shape our world today.
50th Anniversary Of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I First Visit To The United States 1954 2004
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Author : Ras Nathaniel
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2004
50th Anniversary Of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I First Visit To The United States 1954 2004 written by Ras Nathaniel and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
50th Anniversary of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I: First Visit to the United States (1954 - 2004) is the only book that documents the historic first visit of an African Emperor to America. The book features a day-to-day, city-by-city chronology of the Emperor's visit that includes toasts and speeches given by the Emperor, as well as by President Eisenhower, UN Secretary General Dag Hammerksjold, various city Mayors, University Presidents, and military and church officials. The book includes more than one hundred photographs from the Institute of Ethiopian Studies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as well as forty clippings from American newspapers. The book also contains an analysis of the Emperor's influence on the Brown vs. Board of Education decision that was passed just eight days before His Imperial Majesty's arrival in America, as well as the siginifigance of the Emperor's visit in American and African American History.
Augustus
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Author : Adrian Goldsworthy
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2014-08-14
Augustus written by Adrian Goldsworthy and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-14 with History categories.
'Masterly' - Robert Harris, author of Imperium 'Essential reading for anyone interested in Ancient Rome' Independent ***** Caesar Augustus schemed and fought his way to absolute power. He became Rome's first emperor and ruled for forty-four years before dying peacefully in his bed. The system he created would endure for centuries. Yet, despite his exceptional success, he is a difficult man to pin down, and far less well-known than his great-uncle, Julius Caesar. His story is not always edifying: he murdered his opponents, exiled his daughter when she failed to conform and freely made and broke alliances as he climbed ever higher. However, the peace and stability he fostered were real, and under his rule the empire prospered. Adrian Goldsworthy examines the ancient sources to understand the man and his times.
The Emperor S Old Clothes
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Author : Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2015-08-01
The Emperor S Old Clothes written by Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-01 with Political Science categories.
For many years, scholars struggled to write the history of the constitution and political structure of the Holy Roman Empire. This book argues that this was because the political and social order could not be understood without considering the rituals and symbols that held the Empire together. What determined the rules (and whether they were followed) depended on complex symbolic-ritual actions. By examining key moments in the political history of the Empire, the author shows that it was a vocabulary of symbols, not the actual written laws, that formed a political language indispensable in maintaining the common order.
The History Of The Medieval World From The Conversion Of Constantine To The First Crusade
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Author : Susan Wise Bauer
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2010-02-22
The History Of The Medieval World From The Conversion Of Constantine To The First Crusade written by Susan Wise Bauer and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-22 with History categories.
A masterful narrative of the Middle Ages, when religion became a weapon for kings all over the world. In her earlier work, The History of the Ancient World, Susan Wise Bauer wrote of the rise of kingship based on might. But in the years between the fourth and twelfth centuries, rulers had to find new justification for their power, and they turned to divine truth or grace to justify political and military action. Right began to replace might as the engine of empire. Not just Christianity and Islam but also the religions of the Persians, the Germans, and the Mayas were pressed into the service of the state. Even Buddhism and Confucianism became tools for nation building. This phenomenon—stretching from the Americas all the way to Japan—changed religion, but it also changed the state. The History of the Medieval World is a true world history, linking the great conflicts of Europe to the titanic struggles for power in India and Asia. In its pages, El Cid and Guanggaeto, Julian the Apostate and the Brilliant Emperor, Charles the Hammer and Krum the Bulgarian stand side by side. From the schism between Rome and Constantinople to the rise of the Song Dynasty, from the mission of Muhammad to the crowning of Charlemagne, from the sacred wars of India to the establishment of the Knights Templar, this erudite book tells the fascinating, often violent story of kings, generals, and the peoples they ruled.
The Emperor S Nightmare
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Author : Robert A. G. Monks
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2022-03-21
The Emperor S Nightmare written by Robert A. G. Monks and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-21 with Business & Economics categories.
From angry shareholders to concerned chief executives, almost everyone knows at a gut level that the present political system is not working. This book finds the root cause to be poor corporate governance. In the prequel to this book, The Emperor’s Nightingale, Robert A. G. Monks, one of the world’s foremost shareholder activists, had warned corporations against putting short-profit ahead of long-term value for all stakeholders. Few listened – and the result was system-wide trauma that only bold solutions can heal. In The Emperor’s Nightmare, his latest book, Monks reveals what can happen when corporate leadership abandons the common good to court and conquer a powerful elite. This insightful, honest, and direct portrayal of corporate governance and the surrounding political system will be of immense value to those interested in corporate governance – particularly shareholder and stakeholder advocates, and the true corporate leaders who serve them. In the end, better corporate governance means better democracy. This book shows the way.
Emperors Of Rome
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Author : David Stone Potter
language : en
Publisher: Quercus Books
Release Date : 2008
Emperors Of Rome written by David Stone Potter and has been published by Quercus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Emperors categories.
In 27 BC, after the tumultuous period of civil war triggered by the assassination of Julius Caesar 17 years earlier, Octavian was proclaimed emperor by the Roman Senate and given the title 'Augustus'. He ruled over an empire that embraced the territories of 25 modern nation-states and had more than 50 million subjects. Its provinces stretched from Hadrian's Wall in the North to Egypt in the South, and from Portugal in the West to Syria in the East. Emperors of Rome charts the triumphs, vicissitudes and ultimate decline of the Roman empire over the 500 years that followed the accession of Augustus, an era during which Rome reached heights of economic prosperity and cultural achievement, but also plumbed depths of anarchy, cruelty and chaos. As well as bringing key events vividly to life, from the defeat in Teutoburg Forest in AD 9 to the destruction of Pompeii in AD 79 , and from the vision of Constantine of the early 4th century to the sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410, the distinguished historian David Potter examines critical themes at the heart of the Roman polity - the nature of imperial government, the relationship between virtus (duty to the state) and domus (domestic life), and the spread of Roman culture through the cities of the empire. David Potter's enthralling and multi-faceted narrative is punctuated by memorable profiles of the greatest and most notorious of the Caesars - the autocratic Augustus, the feeble Claudius, the brutal Domitian, the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius, the deranged Commodus, and the reforming Diocletian, to name but a handful. Richly illustrated in full colour, and amplified by a generous complement of editorial features including factboxes, timelines and quotations, Emperors of Rome is the ideal introduction to imperial Roman history for the non-specialist.
Peter The Great
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Author : Voltaire
language : zh-CN
Publisher: Golden Book
Release Date : 2020-07-23
Peter The Great written by Voltaire and has been published by Golden Book this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-23 with History categories.
The empire of Russia is the largest in the whole globe, extending from west to east upwards of two thousand common leagues of France, [1] and about eight hundred in its greatest breadth from north to south. It borders upon Poland and the Frozen Sea, and joins to Sweden and China. Its length from the island of Dago, in the westernmost part of Livonia, to its most eastern limits, takes in near one hundred and seventy degrees, so that when it is noon in the western parts of the empire, it is nearly midnight in the eastern. Its breadth from north to south is three thousand six hundred wersts, which make eight hundred and fifty of our common French leagues. The limits of this country were so little known in the last century, that, in 1689, when it was reported, that the Chinese and the Russians were at war, and that in order to terminate their differences, the emperor Camhi on the one hand, and the czars Ivan or John, and Peter, on the other, had sent their ministers to meet an embassy within three hundred leagues of Pekin, on the frontiers of the two empires, the account was at first treated as a fiction. The country now comprehended under the name of Russia, or the Russias, is of a greater extent than all the rest of Europe, or than ever the Roman empire was, or that of Darius subdued by Alexander; for it contains upwards of one million one hundred thousand square leagues. Neither the Roman empire, nor that of Alexander, contained more than five hundred and fifty thousand each; and there is not a kingdom in Europe the twelfth part so extensive as the Roman empire; but to make Russia as populous, as plentiful, and as well stored with towns as our southern countries, would require whole ages, and a race of monarchs such as Peter the Great. The English ambassador, who resided at Petersburg in 1733, and who had been at Madrid, says, in his manuscript relation, that in Spain, which is the least populous state in Europe, there may be reckoned forty persons to every square mile, and in Russia not above five. We shall see in the second chapter, whether this minister was mistaken. Marshal Vauban, the greatest of engineers, and the best of citizens, computes, that, in France, every square mile contains two hundred inhabitants. These calculations are never very exact, but they serve to shew the amazing disproportion in the population of two different countries.
