Download or read book History of the Empire From the Death of Marcus written by Herodian and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-17 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the Empire from the Death of Marcus by Herodian is about Roman history after the rule of Marcus Aurelius in which there were battles over the frontier and the coexistence of a wide variety of cultures. Herodian writes that the events described in his history occurred during his lifetime. Photius (Codex 99) gives an outline of the contents of this work and passes a flattering encomium on the style of Herodian, which he describes as clear, vigorous, agreeable, and preserving a happy medium between an utter disregard of art and elegance and a profuse employment of the artifices and prettinesses which were known under the name of Atticism.
Download or read book Augusto C sar Sandino written by Marco Aurelio Navarro-Genie and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ultimately, Sandino saw himself as a Divine incarnation. In exploring how religion dominated his persona and activated his political and social projects, this book portrays Sandino as not just a rebel but a revolutionary prophet and messiah. It is at once an intriguing and significant contribution to the growing literature on Sandino, on Nicaraguan and Latin American history, and on millenarian movements and religions."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Meditaciones written by Marco Aurelio and published by Aegitas. This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marco Aurelio Antonino Augusto (apodado "El Sabio") (26 de abril de 1213 – 17 de marzo de 180) nacido en Roma, fue emperador del Imperio romano desde el año 161 hasta el año de su muerte en 180. Marco Aurelio es uno de los filósofos antiguos más apreciados. La obra por la que es más conocido, las Meditaciones, ocupa un lugar especial no solo en nuestra historia intelectual y cultural sino también, para aquellos que lo han leído, como una fuente permanente de orientación ética. Las Meditaciones son una de las más altas manifestaciones de sabiduría práctica que el mundo occidental clásico, o, de hecho, el mundo occidental en general, nos ha dado. Marco Aurelio era un gobernante pragmático y hábil tanto como un pensador especulativo: fue emperador romano durante casi veinte años, logrando en ese tiempo derrotar al Imperio Partio, así como reprimir la revuelta y contener tribus germánicas inquietas. Las Meditaciones son tan convincentes que expresan verdades profundas en un lenguaje simple. A este respecto, Marco Aurelio se encuentra en el polo opuesto de muchos de los "intelectuales" que nos han impuesto hoy. #marco aurelio meditaciones español #meditaciones de marco aurelio #meditaciones marco aurelio en español #marco aurelio libro en español
Download or read book The Antonines written by Michael Grant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Antonines - Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus and Commodus - played a crucial part in the development of the Roman empire, controlling its huge machine for half a century of its most testing period. Edward Gibbon observed that the epoch of the Antonines, the 2nd century A.D., was the happiest period the world had ever known. In this lucid, authoritative survey, Michael Grant re-examines Gibbon's statement, and gives his own magisterial account of how the lives of the emperors and the art, literature, architecture and overall social condition under the Antonines represented an `age of transition'. The Antonines is essential reading for anyone who is interested in ancient history, as well as for all students and teachers of the subject.
Download or read book The Emperor Commodus written by Geoff W. Adams and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work establishes the various perspectives surrounding and emanating from the Roman Emperor Commodus. Included are an in-depth analysis of his major influences as a child/youth, particularly in relation to his family, as well as a discussion of the influences that had occurred in Rome and while in the provinces, despite the frequent denial of any positive attributes towards him within the works of many late Republican authors. Adams analyses the progression of influences and events throughout the life of the infamous emperor in order to clearly establish Commodus' perspectives about not only the Principate, but also how his role within Roman society was clearly influenced by the ideals of his more well-received predecessors (the 'Five Good Emperors' - Edward Gibbon). It is intended that this work will not only appeal to an academic audience but also interested students and laymen who have an interest in one of the most intriguing and infamous characters of the Ancient World.
Download or read book Commodus written by O. Hekster and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emperor Commodus (AD 180-192) has commonly been portrayed as an insane madman, whose reign marked the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire. Indeed, the main point of criticism on his father, Marcus Aurelius, is that he appointed his son as his successor. Especially Commodus’ behaviour as a gladiator, and the way he represented himself with divine attributes (especially those of Hercules), are often used as evidence for the emperor’s presumed madness. However, this ‘political biography’ will apply modern interpretations of the spectacles in the arena, and of the imperial cult, to Commodus' reign. It will focus on the dissemination and reception of imperial images, and suggest that there was a method in Commodus’ madness.
Download or read book Libro Aureo de la vida y cartas de Marco Aurelio Emperador y eloquentissimo Orador written by and published by . This book was released on 1554 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Commodus written by Simon Turney and published by Ullstein Buchverlage. This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Von den Massen geliebt. Von der Liebe verraten. Von Rom verflucht 185 n. Chr.: Das römische Imperium steht am Scheideweg. Ein goldenes Zeitalter droht im Chaos zu versinken, Vernunft und Wohlstand weichen Hunger und Verzweiflung. Ein Mann versucht, sich mit aller Kraft dagegen zu stemmen: Commodus, der römische Hercules, wie er vom Volk genannt wird. Aber der Sohn des Philisophenkaisers Marc Aurel kämpft mit seinen eigenen Dämonen. Wenn die Dunkelheit ihre Finger nach ihm ausstreckt, gibt es nur eine, die ihn versteht: Marcia. Aufgewachsen im Schatten des Palastes wurde die ehemalige Sklavin schon früh seine Vertraute. Doch auch Marcia ist machtlos gegen die Intrigen des Palastes und gegen die legendäre Grausamkeit des Kaisers, die ihm schließlich selbst zum Verhängnis wird ...
Download or read book Libro Aureo de la vida y cartas de Marco Aurelio nueuamente corregido y enmendado etc written by Antonio de Guevara and published by . This book was released on 1574 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Libro aureo de la vida y cartas de Marco Aurelio Emperador y eloquentissimo Orador written by Antonio de Guevara and published by . This book was released on 1574 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marco Aurelio written by Anthony R. Birley and published by RBA Libros. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 889 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Se considera a Marco Aurelio uno de los mejores y más populares emperadores que tuvo Roma. La fascinación por su figura, una de las más documentadas de la Antigüedad, va mucho más allá de su sabiduría como gobernante, gracias a la correspondencia que mantuvo con su tutor Frontón y, sobre todo, a sus Meditaciones, obra maestra de la filosofía estoica. Con esta biografía, Anthony Birley traza el más completo retrato que se ha hecho del hombre que llevó al imperio a vivir su último gran periodo de esplendor y equilibrio.
Download or read book COMMODUS THE WOOING OF MALKATOON Illustrated written by Lew Wallace and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wooing of Malkatoon is a narrative poem about young Othman who explores secrets of love and women. "Commodus" is a tragic historical play about the Roman Emperor Commodus and Maternus, soldier of a daring boldness, who collected bands of robbers into a little army in order to murder Commodus and to ascend the vacant throne. Lew Wallace (1827-1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, politician, diplomat and author, best known for his historical adventure story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, a bestselling novel that has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century." He wrote several historical novels and biographies of American generals.
Download or read book Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna written by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc and published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 2982 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna covers all fields of knowledge, including arts, geography, philosophy, science, sports, and much more. Users will enjoy a quick reference of 24,000 entries and 2.5 million words. More then 4,800 images, graphs, and tables further enlighten students and clarify subject matter. The simple A-Z organization and clear descriptions will appeal to both Spanish speakers and students of Spanish.
Download or read book The Emperor Commodus written by John S. McHugh and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historical biography goes beyond popular legend to present a nuanced portrait of the first century Roman emperor. Commodus, who ruled over Rome from 177 to 192, is generally remembered as a debaucherous megalomaniac who fought as a gladiator. Ridiculed and maligned by historians since his own time, modern popular culture knows him as the patricidal villain in Ridley Scott’s film Gladiator. Much of his infamy is clearly based on fact, but John McHugh reveals a more complex story in the first full-length biography of Commodus to appear in English. McHugh sets Commodus’s twelve-year reign in its historical context, showing that the ‘kingdom of gold’ he supposedly inherited was actually an empire devastated by plague and war. Openly autocratic, Commodus compromised the privileges and vested interests of the senatorial clique, who therefore plotted to murder him. Surviving repeated conspiracies only convinced Commodus that he was under divine protection, increasingly identifying himself as Hercules reincarnate. This and his antics in the arena allowed his senatorial enemies to present Commodus as a mad tyrant—thereby justifying his eventual murder.
Download or read book The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino written by Jerry Toner and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ancient times, the Roman games—that heady cocktail of mass slaughter, gladiatorial combat, and chariot racing—made strong political, social, and cultural statements. The Roman emperor Commodus wanted to kill a rhinoceros with a bow and arrow, and he wanted to do it in the Colosseum. Commodus’s passion for hunting animals was so fervent that he dreamt of shooting a tiger, an elephant, and a hippopotamus; his prowess was such that people claimed he never missed when hurling his javelin or firing arrows from his bow. For fourteen days near the end of AD 192, the emperor mounted one of the most lavish and spectacular gladiatorial games Rome had ever seen. Commodus himself was the star attraction, and people rushed from all over Italy to witness the spectacle. But this slaughter was simply the warm-up act to the main event: the emperor was also planning to fight as a gladiator. Why did Roman rulers spend vast resources on such over-the-top displays—and why did some emperors appear in them as combatants? Why did the Roman rabble enjoy watching the slaughter of animals and the sight of men fighting to the death? And how best can we in the modern world understand what was truly at stake in the circus and the arena? In The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino, Jerry Toner set out to answer these questions by vividly describing what it would have been like to attend Commodus’ fantastic shows and watch one of his many appearances as both hunter and fighter. Highlighting the massive logistical effort needed to supply the games with animals, performers, and criminals for execution, the book reveals how blood and gore were actually incidental to what really mattered. Gladiatorial games played a key role in establishing a forum for political debate between the rulers and the ruled. Roman crowds were not passive: they were made up of sophisticated consumers with their own political aims, which they used the games to secure. In addition, the games also served as a pure expression of what it meant to be a true Roman. Drawing on notions of personal honor, manly vigor, and sophisticated craftsmanship, the games were a story that the Romans loved to tell themselves about themselves.
Download or read book C sar Franck written by Robert James Stove and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: C sar Franck (1822-1890), Belgian born and French domiciled, was one of the most remarkable composers of the 19th century. A number of his works are commonly recorded--such as his Symphony in D Minor, Symphonic Variations, Violin Sonata, and the ever-popular Panis Angelicus--and yet 38 years have elapsed since a biography of him appeared in English. Now with C sar Franck: His Life and Times, R. J. Stove fills this gap in the history of late 19th-century classical music with a full-length study of the man and his music. Drawing on sources never before cited in English, Stove paints a far more detailed picture of this great musician and deeply loved man, whose influence in both his native and adopted lands was exceptional. Stove carefully delves into intimate matters of Franck's life, including his resilience in the face of his exploitation as a child prodigy at the piano, his development from a shy and harassed piano teacher into one of the most sought-after luminaries of Paris's Conservatoire, and the truth behind Franck's alleged affair with one of his students. Throughout his study, Stove interweaves panoramic surveys of the political and social scene in Belgium and France, contextualizing Franck's achievements in his historical milieu, from his rise as a recognized master of the organ to his dealings with significant composers such as Liszt, Gounod, Saint-Sa ns, Massenet, Chabrier, and others. C sar Franck: His Life and Times is an engagingly written biography sure to interest classical music listeners of all stripes.
Download or read book Commodus und Pertinax written by G. Krakauer and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
