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Antiquity

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus - Tacitus' Histories

The Histories was written between 110 and 100 B.C. It covered the Year of Four Emperors following the downfall of Nero, the rise of Vespasian, and the rule of the Flavian Dynasty up to the death of Domitian....

Andrew Coleman and 7 more 11 hours 2 minutes

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Antiquity

539

Herodotus - Herodotus' Histories Vol 2

The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Written about 440 BC, the Histories tell the story of the war between the Persian Empire and the Greek...

Caroline Fokke and 5 more 6 hours 57 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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T. Forester - Lives of the Twelve Caesars

The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire. The work was written in 121 during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, while Suetonius was Hadrian's...

Graham Redman and 10 more 16 hours 2 minutes

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Antiquity

570

Publius Cornelius Tacitus - Annals Vol 1

The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but books 7-10 and parts of books 5, 6, 11 and 16 are missing. Book 6 ends with...

ontheroad and 3 more 6 hours 23 minutes

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Antiquity

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Herodotus - Herodotus' Histories Vol 1

The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Written about 440 BC, the Histories tell the story of the war between the Persian Empire and the Greek...

Graham Redman and 9 more 10 hours 13 minutes

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Making of a Nation: The Beginnings of Israel's History

Antiquity

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Charles Foster Kent - Making of a Nation: The Beginnings of Israel's History

Charles Foster Kent was one of the premier scholars in Jewish Studies at the turn of the century. He was particularly well-known for his comparisons of early Christianity to its Jewish roots. He also wrote several...

hearhis and 8 more 5 hours 6 minutes

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History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol II

Antiquity

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John Bagnell Bury - History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol II

J.B. Bury wrote his “History of Greece” before World War I, but it is such a good overview of classical Greek history that the third edition was still being used as a college textbook in the late 1960′s. In the newer...

Graham Redman and 9 more 18 hours 2 minutes

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Antiquity

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus - Annals Vol 2

The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but books 7-10 and parts of books 5, 6, 11 and 16 are missing. Book 6 ends with...

Graham Redman and 5 more 3 hours 49 minutes

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Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 1

Biography & Autobiography

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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus - Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 1

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving lives, contain twenty-three pairs of...

Graham Redman and 5 more 8 hours 43 minutes Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans by Plutarch

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Antiquity

501

Thomas D'Arcy McGee - Popular History of Ireland, Book 01

Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 1 begins with the earliest modern settlement of Ireland...

Sibella Denton and 4 more 2 hours 14 minutes Popular History of Ireland - books 1-12

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Political Science

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Marcus Tullius Cicero - Philippics

A philippic is a fiery, damning speech delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term originates with Demosthenes, who delivered an attack on Philip II of Macedon in the 4th century BCE. Cicero...

ontheroad 9 hours 46 minutes

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Religion

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Louis Ginzberg - Legends of the Jews, Volume 2

Rabbi Louis Ginzberg was one of the outstanding Talmudists of the twentieth century. He was born on November 28, 1873, in Kovno, Lithuania; he died on November 11, 1953, in New York City. Ginzberg taught at the...

Scott Sherris and 10 more 11 hours 16 minutes Legends of the Jews vol 1-4

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