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Book The Story of Brutus

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  • Author : Casey Anderson
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2011-08-31
  • ISBN : 1681770148
  • Pages : 174 pages

Download or read book The Story of Brutus written by Casey Anderson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heart-warming story of the incredible friendship between National Geographic star Casey Anderson and an 800-pound grizzly bear named Brutus. Casey Anderson, the host of National Geographic’s Expedition Grizzly, met a month-old bear cub in a wildlife preserve in 2002, whom he affectionately named Brutus. Little Brutus was destined to remain in captivity or, more likely, even euthanized due to overpopulation at the preserve. Anderson, already an expert in animal rescue and rehabilitation, just could not let that happen to Brutus, who looked like a "fuzzy Twinkie." From the beginning it was clear something special existed between the two. And so, Anderson built the Montana grizzly encounter in Bozeman, Montana, especially for Brutus, so that he, and others like him, could grow up "being a bear." And so the love story began. When together, Anderson and Brutus will wrestle, swim, play, and continue to act as advocates for grizzly protection and education, be it through documentaries like Expedition Grizzly, appearances on Oprah or Good Morning America, or in this inspiring book, which promises to be an intimate look into Anderson's relationship with Brutus and a call to action to protect these glorious animals and the natural world they live in. The Story of Brutus proves that love and friendship knows no bounds and that every care must be taken to protect one of nature's noblest creatures.

Book Brutus

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  • Author : Kathryn Tempest
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2017-10-24
  • ISBN : 0300231261
  • Pages : 275 pages

Download or read book Brutus written by Kathryn Tempest and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This award-winning biography delves beyond the myths about Ancient Rome’s most famous assassin: “A beautifully written and thought-provoking book” (Christopher Pelling, author of Plutarch and History). Conspirator and assassin, philosopher and statesman, promoter of peace and commander in war, Marcus Brutus was a controversial and enigmatic man even to those who knew him. His leading role in the murder of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, 44 BC, immortalized his name, but no final verdict has ever been made about his fateful act. Was Brutus wrong to kill his friend and benefactor or was he right to place his duty to country ahead of personal obligations? In this comprehensive biography, Kathryn Tempest examines historical sources to bring to light the personal and political struggles Brutus faced. As the details are revealed—from his own correspondence with Cicero, the perceptions of his peers, and the Roman aristocratic values and concepts that held sway in his time—Brutus emerges from legend, revealed as the complex man he was. A Choice Outstanding Academic Title Winner

Book Brutus

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  • Author : Kirsty Corrigan
  • Publisher : Pen and Sword
  • Release : 2015-08-31
  • ISBN : 147387176X
  • Pages : 273 pages

Download or read book Brutus written by Kirsty Corrigan and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary life of the “noblest Roman of them all.” Although Marcus Junius Brutus is one of the most famous, or infamous, conspirators of Rome and the ancient world, if not of all time, knowledge of this historical figure has principally been passed to the modern world through the literary medium of Shakespeare’s tragedy, Julius Caesar. Furthermore, any interest in Brutus has tended to focus only on events surrounding his most legendary act: Caesar’s murder. This biography instead considers Brutus in his historical context, gathering details from ancient evidence and piecing together, as much as possible, his whole life. While his actions played a pivotal role in Roman history, ultimately, although completely unintentionally, bringing about the downfall of the Roman republic, Brutus has often been neglected. Indeed, he has rarely been considered on his own merits, instead featuring as part of the biographies and studies of other leading political figures of the time, especially those of Julius Caesar, Cicero, and Octavian. As the first dedicated biography in over thirty years, this full and balanced reconsideration of this significant Roman republican is long overdue.

Book The Death of Caesar

Download or read book The Death of Caesar written by Barry Strauss and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professor of history and classics describes the actual events of March 15, 44 BC, when Julius Caesar was murdered during the Roman civil wars, and comparies them to those outlined by William Shakespeare in his famous play.--Publisher's description.

Book Plutarch s Lives

Download or read book Plutarch s Lives written by Plutarch and published by . This book was released on 1804 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Julius Caesar

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  • Author : William Shakespeare
  • Publisher : Akasha Classics
  • Release : 2010-02-12
  • ISBN : 9781603033794
  • Pages : 136 pages

Download or read book Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and published by Akasha Classics. This book was released on 2010-02-12 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What actions are justified when the fate of a nation hangs in the balance, and who can see the best path ahead? Julius Caesar has led Rome successfully in the war against Pompey and returns celebrated and beloved by the people. Yet in the senate fears intensify that his power may become supreme and threaten the welfare of the republic. A plot for his murder is hatched by Caius Cassius who persuades Marcus Brutus to support him. Though Brutus has doubts, he joins Cassius and helps organize a group of conspirators that assassinate Caesar on the Ides of March. But, what is the cost to a nation now erupting into civil war? A fascinating study of political power, the consequences of actions, the meaning of loyalty and the false motives that guide the actions of men, Julius Caesar is action packed theater at its finest.

Book Brutus of Troy

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  • Author : Anthony Adolph
  • Publisher : Pen and Sword
  • Release : 2015-11-30
  • ISBN : 1473849187
  • Pages : 293 pages

Download or read book Brutus of Troy written by Anthony Adolph and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “fascinating [and] unique exploration” of the mythological founder of Britain, divine ancestor of King Arthur, and symbol of British identity (Your Family History). Believed to be a great-great-great grandson of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, Brutus of Troy led a voyage from Greece to Britain. Landing at Totnes in Devon, it is said that Brutus overthrew the giants who lived there, laid the foundations of Oxford University and London, and sired a line of kings that includes King Arthur and the ancestors of the present Royal Family. Genealogist Anthony Adolph traces the legend of Brutus of Troy from the Roman times onwards, looking at his popularity, his mentions in fiction, and his place in mythology of some of London’s landmarks. Brutus’ story played a crucial role in royal propaganda and foreign policy. His tale also inspired poets and playwrights including Shakespeare, Spenser, Milton, Pope, Wordworth, Dickens, and Blake. Brutus of Troy delves into how the myth shaped Britain’s identity and gave the nation a place in Classical mythologies and the Bible.

Book Julius Caesar

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  • Author : William Shakespeare
  • Publisher : Castrovilli Giuseppe
  • Release : 1957
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 142 pages

Download or read book Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and published by Castrovilli Giuseppe. This book was released on 1957 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Brutus

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  • Author : Ron Fuller Welch
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-06-25
  • ISBN : 9781701818422
  • Pages : 362 pages

Download or read book Brutus written by Ron Fuller Welch and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Characters from three continents combine their efforts in Africa to find the largest man-eating lion in recorded history. American trapper George Stedman, his African business partner Natu, and other famous hunters capture the lion, but not before Stedman loses his leg to the beast. The lion mysteriously arrives at the Smoky Mountains Zoo in Knoxville, Tn. in the care of Stedman, the now sadistic man that lost his leg and the only person in America aware that the lion is a vicious killer! Stedman's nephew Jebidiah, the care-taker who witnessed his Uncle's daily revenge on the lion, befriends the beast. Jeb, abused and illiterate, never knowing kindness or love from others, discovers his Uncle's secret. Soon, the only thing that matters is BRUTUS. The name given to the Great Cat.... The one word that trembled upon Jeb's lips at night, in near ecstasy. Obsessed with the lion, he would do whatever was necessary to keep them together, forever. Yet, only one thing could possibly keep Jeb from his lion: The annoying Australian born cop named Cleary, who suspects, yet is powerless to stop him. For Jeb, it's a problem that could only be solved with blood.... When Jeb helps Brutus escape into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited park in America, the largest search in United States history horrifies the country as the deaths' mount in the mysterious, mist covered hills. "Brutus" is a thrilling and unforgettable story of deception, pain, terror and death!

Book American Brutus

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  • Author : Michael W. Kauffman
  • Publisher : Random House
  • Release : 2007-12-18
  • ISBN : 0307430618
  • Pages : 546 pages

Download or read book American Brutus written by Michael W. Kauffman and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a tale as familiar as our history primers: A deranged actor, John Wilkes Booth, killed Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre, escaped on foot, and eluded capture for twelve days until he met his fiery end in a Virginia tobacco barn. In the national hysteria that followed, eight others were arrested and tried; four of those were executed, four imprisoned. Therein lie all the classic elements of a great thriller. But the untold tale is even more fascinating. Now, in American Brutus, Michael W. Kauffman, one of the foremost Lincoln assassination authorities, takes familiar history to a deeper level, offering an unprecedented, authoritative account of the Lincoln murder conspiracy. Working from a staggering array of archival sources and new research, Kauffman sheds new light on the background and motives of John Wilkes Booth, the mechanics of his plot to topple the Union government, and the trials and fates of the conspirators. Piece by piece, Kauffman explains and corrects common misperceptions and analyzes the political motivation behind Booth’s plan to unseat Lincoln, in whom the assassin saw a treacherous autocrat, “an American Caesar.” In preparing his study, Kauffman spared no effort getting at the truth: He even lived in Booth’s house, and re-created key parts of Booth’s escape. Thanks to Kauffman’s discoveries, readers will have a new understanding of this defining event in our nation’s history, and they will come to see how public sentiment about Booth at the time of the assassination and ever since has made an accurate account of his actions and motives next to impossible–until now. In nearly 140 years there has been an overwhelming body of literature on the Lincoln assassination, much of it incomplete and oftentimes contradictory. In American Brutus, Kauffman finally makes sense of an incident whose causes and effects reverberate to this day. Provocative, absorbing, utterly cogent, at times controversial, this will become the definitive text on a watershed event in American history.

Book The Autobiography of Brutus Buckeye

Download or read book The Autobiography of Brutus Buckeye written by Sally Lanyon and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brutus Buckeye is the athletics mascot of The Ohio State University. Brutus is a student dressed in Buckeye colors with a headpiece resembling a buckeye (official state tree of Ohio) nut.

Book The Master of Verona

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  • Author : David Blixt
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2008-09-16
  • ISBN : 0312382030
  • Pages : 596 pages

Download or read book The Master of Verona written by David Blixt and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the early days of the 14th century, the exiled Dante and his eldest surviving son Pietro are invited to Verona, where political intrigue rules the day. His best friends are the eldest sons of the Montague and Capulet family, whose bitter and fabled feud is about to break out over the love of a woman in love with one and betrothed to another.

Book Lucrece and Brutus

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  • Author : Madeleine de Scudéry
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021
  • ISBN : 9781649590220
  • Pages : 360 pages

Download or read book Lucrece and Brutus written by Madeleine de Scudéry and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of the chaste matron Lucretia as told from a feminist perspective by 17th-century French novelist Madeleine de Scudéry in eleven pieces of writing, most of them extracts, from three of her works"--

Book The City War

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  • Author : Sam Starbuck
  • Publisher : Riptide Publishing
  • Release : 2012-11-19
  • ISBN : 1937551563
  • Pages : 123 pages

Download or read book The City War written by Sam Starbuck and published by Riptide Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-19 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senator Marcus Brutus has spent his life serving Rome, but it's difficult to be a patriot when the Republic, barely recovered from a civil war, is under threat by its own leader. Brutus's one retreat is his country home, where he steals a few precious days now and then with Cassius, his brother-in-law and fellow soldier — and the one he loves above all others. But the sickness at the heart of Rome is spreading, and even Brutus's nights with Cassius can't erase the knowledge that Gaius Julius Caesar is slowly becoming a tyrant. Cassius fears both Caesar's intentions and Brutus's interest in Tiresias, the villa's newest servant. Tiresias claims to be the orphaned son of a minor noble, but his secrets run deeper, and only Brutus knows them all. Cassius, intent on protecting the Republic and his claim to Brutus, proposes a dangerous conspiracy to assassinate Caesar. After all, if Brutus — loved and respected by all — supports it, it's not murder, just politics. Now Brutus must return to Rome and choose: not only between Cassius and Tiresias, but between preserving the fragile status quo of Rome and killing a man who would be emperor.

Book The Best in the Land

Download or read book The Best in the Land written by Paul Keels and published by Ascend Books. This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Best in the Land by Voice of the Buckeyes Paul Keels, tells the story of Brutus Buckeye, from nut to beloved mascot. Young Brutus dreams of one day playing football for his favorite team, The Ohio State Buckeyes. He works hard, but when his chance arrives, it's not as a player. As Brutus finds new ways of helping his friends to victory week after week, he learns there's more than one way to be part of a team. From running the scoreboard to helping coaches craft plays, to giving the players an extra boost of confidence, Brutus is determined to do his part. But will he ever get to take the field with the team? Will he be able to find his place at Ohio State? Throughout this wonderfully illustrated, rhyming story, Brutus shows his true worth to the fans, players, and coaches. What honor can they bestow to show him how grateful they are? This story of team spirit and perseverance will appeal both to young readers and lifelong fans. The Best in the Land is officially licensed by The Ohio State University and is sure to become a favorite for Buckeyes of all ages!

Book Et Tu  Brute

Download or read book Et Tu Brute written by Greg Woolf and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Then fall, Caesar!" -- Talking tyrannicide -- Caesar's murdered heirs -- Aftershocks.

Book The Last Assassin

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  • Author : Peter Stothard
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2020-10-01
  • ISBN : 0197523374
  • Pages : 289 pages

Download or read book The Last Assassin written by Peter Stothard and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many men killed Julius Caesar. Only one man was determined to kill the killers. From the spring of 44 BC through one of the most dramatic and influential periods in history, Caesar's adopted son, Octavian, the future Emperor Augustus, exacted vengeance on the assassins of the Ides of March, not only on Brutus and Cassius, immortalized by Shakespeare, but all the others too, each with his own individual story. The last assassin left alive was one of the lesser-known: Cassius Parmensis was a poet and sailor who chose every side in the dying Republic's civil wars except the winning one, a playwright whose work was said to have been stolen and published by the man sent to kill him. Parmensis was in the back row of the plotters, many of them Caesar's friends, who killed for reasons of the highest political principles and lowest personal piques. For fourteen years he was the most successful at evading his hunters but has been barely a historical foot note--until now. The Last Assassin dazzlingly charts an epic turn of history through the eyes of an unheralded man. It is a history of a hunt that an emperor wanted to hide, of torture and terror, politics and poetry, of ideas and their consequences, a gripping story of fear, revenge, and survival.