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Rise Of A Dynasty
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Author : Emma Slate
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-10-12
Rise Of A Dynasty written by Emma Slate and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-12 with categories.
One Year Later... I can't believe we're alive.We are stronger than we have ever been.We will need it for what's coming.The list of those who want us dead grows.We're trapped in an intricate web of lies and deceit.There's only one way out--together.
Dynasty
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Author : Tom Holland
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-09-03
Dynasty written by Tom Holland and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-03 with History categories.
'This is a wonderful, surging narrative - a brilliant and meticulous synthesis of the ancient sources . . . This is a story that should be read by anyone interested in history, politics or human nature - and it has never been better told' - Boris Johnson, Mail on Sunday Rome was first ruled by kings, then became a republic. But in the end, after conquering the world, the Republic collapsed. Rome was drowned in blood. So terrible were the civil wars that the Roman people finally came to welcome the rule of an autocrat who could give them peace. 'Augustus,' their new master called himself: 'The Divinely Favoured One'. The lurid glamour of the dynasty founded by Augustus has never faded. No other family can compare for sheer unsettling fascination with its gallery of leading characters. Tiberius, the great general who ended up a bitter recluse, notorious for his perversions; Caligula, the master of cruelty and humiliation who rode his chariot across the sea; Agrippina, the mother of Nero, manoeuvering to bring to power the son who would end up having her murdered; Nero himself, racing in the Olympics, marrying a eunuch, and building a pleasure palace over the fire-gutted centre of his capital. Now, in the sequel to Rubicon, Tom Holland gives a dazzling portrait of Rome's first imperial dynasty. Dynasty traces the full astonishing story of its rule of the world: both the brilliance of its allure, and the blood-steeped shadows cast by its crimes. Ranging from the great capital rebuilt in marble by Augustus to the dank and barbarian-haunted forests of Germany, it is populated by a spectacular cast: murderers and metrosexuals, adulterers and druids, scheming grandmothers and reluctant gladiators. Dynasty is the portrait of a family that transformed and stupefied Rome.
Rise Of The Tang Dynasty
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Author : Julian Romane
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2018-01-30
Rise Of The Tang Dynasty written by Julian Romane and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-30 with History categories.
Julian Romane examines the military events behind the emergence of the Sui and Tang dynasties in the period 581-626 AD. Narrating the campaigns and battles, he analyses in detail the strategy and tactics employed, a central theme being the collision of the steppe cavalry with Chinese infantry armies.By the fourth century AD, horse nomads had seized northern China. Conflict with these Turkic interlopers continued throughout the 5th and most of the 6th century. The emergence of the Sui dynasty (581-618) brought some progress but internal weakness led to their rapid collapse. The succeeding House of Tang, however, provided the necessary stability and leadership to underpin military success. This was largely the achievement of Li Shimin, who later became the second Tang Emperor. By the start of Li Shimins reign as Emperor Tang Taizong, effective military organizations had been developed and China reunified. His military campaigns are examples of tactical and strategic virtuosity that demonstrate the application of the distinctive Chinese way of war expounded in Chinese military manuals, including Li Shimins own writings.
Showtime
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Author : Jeff Pearlman
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2014-03-04
Showtime written by Jeff Pearlman and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-04 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The New York Times bestselling author of Sweetness delivers the first all-encompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports’ most-revered—and dominant—dynasties. The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s personified the flamboyance and excess of the decade over which they reigned. Beginning with the arrival of Earvin “Magic” Johnson as the number-one overall pick of the 1979 draft, the Lakers played basketball with gusto and pizzazz, unleashing their famed “Showtime” run-and-gun style on a league unprepared for their speed and ferocity—and became the most captivating show in sports and, arguably, in all-around American entertainment. The Lakers’ roster overflowed with exciting all-star-caliber players, including center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and they were led by the incomparable Pat Riley, known for his slicked-back hair, his Armani suits, and his arrogant strut. Hollywood’s biggest celebrities lined the court and gorgeous women flocked to the arena. Best of all, the team was a winner. Between 1980 and 1991, the Lakers played in an unmatched nine NBA championship series, capturing five of them. Bestselling sportswriter Jeff Pearlman draws from almost three hundred interviews to take the first full measure of the Lakers’ epic Showtime era. A dazzling account of one of America’s greatest sports sagas, Showtime is packed with indelible characters, vicious rivalries, and jaw-dropping, behind-the-scenes stories of the players’ decadent Hollywood lifestyles. From the Showtime era’s remarkable rise to its tragic end—marked by Magic Johnson’s 1991 announcement that he had contracted HIV—Showtime is a gripping narrative of sports, celebrity, and 1980s-style excess.
The Ptolemies Rise Of A Dynasty
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Author : John D. Grainger
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2022-09-15
The Ptolemies Rise Of A Dynasty written by John D. Grainger and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-15 with History categories.
“Thoroughly ‘reader friendly’ in organization and presentation . . . an ideal introduction to the creation and rise of the Ptolemaic era of Egypt.” —Midwest Book Review In this first volume of his trilogy on the Ptolemies, John Grainger explains how Ptolemy I established the dynasty’s power in Egypt in the wake of Alexander the Great’s death. Egypt had been independent for most of the fourth century BC, but was reconquered by the Persian Empire in the 340s. This is essential background for Ptolemaic history, since it meant that Alexander was welcomed as a liberator and, after the tyranny of Kleomenes, so was Ptolemy. This was the essential basis of Ptolemy’s power. He conciliated the Egyptians, but reinforced his military strength with Greek settlers, mainly retired or available soldiers. He built the city of Alexandria, but to his own requirements, not those planned by Alexander. The empire outside Egypt was acquired, perhaps for defense, perhaps by sheer greed. Ptolemy took over Cyrenaica (with difficulty), Cyprus, and Syria/Palestine. These had to be defended against his rivals, hence the development of his navy, and the Syrian Wars. The succession was carefully managed, but not directly hereditary (Ptolemy II wasn’t the eldest son), and the new king was very different. He fought repeated wars in Syria, built up his navy in the Aegean to the greatest seen in the ancient world, and extended his empire into the lands of the Red Sea, Sudan, and Ethiopia. He taxed the Egyptians mercilessly to fund all these activities. Yet few of his wars were successful, and he stored up trouble for his successors. This volume by a historian of the period delves into these events in a clear, compelling style.
Dynasty
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Author : Tom Holland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Dynasty written by Tom Holland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Emperors categories.
Patronage And Dynasty
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Author : Ian F. Verstegen
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2007-02-22
Patronage And Dynasty written by Ian F. Verstegen and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-22 with Art categories.
This collection of essays offers a thorough study of the patron-artist relationship through the lens of one of early modern Italy’s most powerful and influential historical families. Contributors present a longitudinal study of the della Rovere family’s ascent into Italian nobility. The della Rovere was a family of popes, cardinals, and powerful dukes who financed some of the world’s best-known and greatest artwork. The essays explore the issue of identity and its maintenance, of carving a permanent spot for a family name in a rapidly changing atmosphere. Although these studies depart from art patronage, they uncover how the popes, cardinals, dukes, and signore of the della Rovere family constituted their identity. Originally a nouveau-riche creation of papal nepotism, the della Rovere first populated the ranks of cardinals under the powerful popes Sixtus IV and Julius II. Within the framework of later papal relations, the family negotiated its position within the economy of Italian nobles.
Rise Of A Dynasty
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Author : Bill Reynolds
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Rise Of A Dynasty written by Bill Reynolds and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Basketball categories.
Rise Of A Dynasty
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Author : Emma Slate
language : en
Publisher: Tabula Rasa Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2016-11-11
Rise Of A Dynasty written by Emma Slate and has been published by Tabula Rasa Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-11 with Fiction categories.
I can’t believe we’re alive. After what we’ve just been through, I love him more than anything. But when I discover Flynn has been keeping a secret, it exposes the cracks in our marriage. I thought our bond was unbreakable. To survive what’s coming, we’ll have to face the sins of our past together. I’ll do anything for Flynn… Even if it means making a deal with the devil.
The Manchus
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Author : John Ross
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
The Manchus written by John Ross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with China categories.