A Struggle for Rome, Vol. III

A Struggle for Rome, Vol. III
Author: Felix Dahn
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2022-11-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A Struggle for Rome (alternatively A Fight for Rome) is a historical novel written by Felix Dahn (under the original title Ein Kampf um Rom which appeared in 1876). After the death of Theodoric the Great, his successors try to maintain his legacy: an independent Ostrogothic Kingdom. They are opposed by the Eastern Roman Empire, ruled by emperor Justinian I. Excerpt: "Thanks to the precautions taken by Procopius, the trick had succeeded completely. At the moment in which the flag of the Goths fell and their King was taken prisoner, they were everywhere surprised and overpowered."

Livy Book XXVII

Livy Book XXVII
Author: Livy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2013-08-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107620023

Originally published in 1913, this book contains the Latin text of the 27th book of the monumental history of Rome by Titus Livius, which deals with Roman advances against Punic forces in Italy and Spain. The history is prefaced with an introduction to Livy's sources and a guide to his dense style.

The Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Encyclopaedia Britannica
Author: Hugh Chisholm
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1176
Release: 1911
Genre: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN:

This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.