Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians and writers of fiction. However, his reign also illuminates the nature of the Julio-Claudian Principate. Nero's suicide brought to an end the dynasty Augustus had founded, and placed in jeopardy the political system he had devised.
The occupation of Britain for 400 years by the Roman Empire is still the subject of much interest and continually emerging material.Roman Britainby David Shotter offers a concise introduction to this period, drawing on the wealth of recent scholarship to explain the progress of the Romans and their objectives in conquering Britain.
This volume is designed to present biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on Nikolai Gogol's best-known or most important short stories. Following Harold Bloom's editor's note and introduction is a detailed biography of Nikolai Gogol, discussing major life events and important literary accomplishments. A plot summary of each short story follows, tracing significant themes, patterns, and motifs in the work, and an annotated list of characters supplies brief information on the main characters in each story. Gogol's examined works include "The Portrait," "Nevsky Prospect," "The Nose," "The Overcoat," and " Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt."
In this textbook you'll will take your communication skills to another galaxy! You'll discover how people think, how they process information and what goes on behind the scenes (i.e in everyone's brain) so you can tailor your communications to get what you need and the desired outcomes.
A Women who went to Alaska details two astonishing trips made by May Kellogg Sullivan to the gold fields of the Yukon and Alaska Territories in the 1900's. A true survivor, Sullivan stakes mining claims, works at menial jobs and experiences life with native people of the region. The very presence of women in the North during this era was extraordinary.
