Download or read book Aetius written by Ian Hughes and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The history of Aetius’ life and his dealings with Attila . . . [and] of the (western) Roman Empire throughout the pivotal fifth century.” —Ancient Warfare Magazine In AD 453, Attila—with a huge force composed of Huns, allies, and vassals drawn from his already-vast empire—was rampaging westward across Gaul (essentially modern France), then still nominally part of the Western Roman Empire. Laying siege to Orleans, he was only a few days march from extending his empire from the Eurasian steppe to the Atlantic. He was brought to battle on the Catalaunian Plain and defeated by a coalition hastily assembled and led by Aetius. Who was this man that saved Western Europe from the Hunnic yoke? Aetius is one of the major figures in the history of the late Roman Empire and his actions helped maintain the integrity of the West in the declining years of the Empire. During the course of his life he was a hostage, first with Alaric and the Goths, and then with Rugila, king of the Huns. His stay with these two peoples helped to give him an unparalleled insight into the minds and military techniques of these “barbarians” which he was to use in later years to halt the depredations of the Huns. Ian Hughes assesses Aetius’ fascinating career and campaigns with the same accessible narrative and analysis he brought to bear on Belisarius and Stilicho. “A lively, often insightful account of the declining years of Roman power in the West which will be of interest to students of Roman history, the onset of the Dark ages and early Byzantine history.” —The New York Military Affairs Symposium
Download or read book Nemesis the Roman State and the Games written by Michael B. Hornum and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Nemesis was already revered in Archaic Greece, the main evidence for worship comes from the Roman Principate. During this period two important facets of the cult were the association of the goddess with the state, and her presence in agonistic contexts. Nemesis, the Roman State and the Games explores these aspects, discerning a possible connection between them. The author begins by discussing the origin and background of the goddess. He then clarifies the ways in which the goddess was enlisted into the service of the Roman emperor and state. Finally, he explains the presence of the goddess almost exclusively at the Roman Munus and Venatio as derived from the function of such games to express the proper order of society. Nemesis represents a significant re-evaluation of the place of Nemesis in the Roman World. The book also provides an invaluable corpus of epigraphic, literary, and iconographic evidence for the goddess.
Download or read book The Trigger written by Amanjit S. Babra and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-03-11 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep within the tumultuous kingdom of Soneek, a young blacksmith named Trigger makes a living off his God-given talent to create incredibly powerful swords. Despite his occupation, Trigger is constantly annoyed that the code of his warrior-driven world causes needless death for the sake of useless ideals such as honour and destiny. But his careless attitude for his own future is changed as Trigger discovers that his life has already been placed within a twisted history of fate ready to repeat itself. When a cloaked intruder suddenly runs through his shop one day Trigger is led into interesting encounters with a mysterious young lady that he soon finds himself filled with desire for. He later discovers she is Iflana Corlusia, daughter of the darkest force on the planet. His attempts to be with Iflana despite her aristocratic class, only lead him to imprisonment where his lust for her grows as rapidly as his hatred for the world around him. But when Iflana begs for Triggers help to escape from her own world, he is unwittingly propelled into a fierce life and death clash driven by nothing else than his overwhelming desire for her. The Trigger is an intriguing fantasy story of a mans journey through insanity as he battles against becoming the one thing he hates most a murderous warrior.
Download or read book Monster Hunter Nemesis written by Larry Correia and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #5 in multiple New York Times bestseller Larry Correias Monster Hunter series. Agent Franks of the U.S. Monster Control Bureau is a man of many parts¾parts from other people, that is. Franks is nearly seven feet tall and all muscle. He's nearly indestructible. Plus hes animated by a powerful alchemical substance and inhabited by a super-intelligent spirit more ancient than humanity itself. Good thing hes on our side. More or less. Sworn to serve and protect the United States of America from all monsters by one of the countrys founding fathers, Franks has only one condition to the agreement: no matter what the government learns of him, no matter what is discovered concerning his odd physiology or the alchemy behind the elixir that made him, the government is never, ever allowed to try and make more like him. Such is absolutely forbidden and should the powers-that-be do so, then the agreement is null and void. Project Nemesis: in a secret location, using sophisticated technology and advanced genetic engineering, the director of the very agency Franks works for is making more like him. And the director is not content with making one. Nope, hes making thirteen. Now all bets are off, and Hell hath no fury like a monster betrayed. Particularly if that monster happens to be an undying killing machine capable of taking out vampires and werewolves with one hand tied behind his back. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Lexile Score: 800 About Larry Correias Monster Hunter series _[A] no-holds-barred all-out page turner that is part science fiction, part horror, and an absolute blast to read.Ó¾Bookreporter.com _If you love monsters and action, youll love this book. If you love guns, youll love this book. If you love fantasy, and especially horror fantasy, youll love this book.Ó¾Knotclan.com _A gun person who likes science fiction¾or, heck, anyone who likes science fiction¾will enjoy [these books]ãThe plotting is excellent, and Correia makes you care about the charactersãI read both books without putting them down except for workãso whaddaya waitin for? Go and buy someãfor yourself and for stocking stuffers.Ó¾Massad Ayoob About Larry Correias Monster Hunter Vendetta: _This lighthearted, testosterone-soaked sequel to 2009's Monster Hunter International will delight fans of action horror with elaborate weaponry, hand-to-hand combat, disgusting monsters, and an endless stream of blood and body parts.Ó¾Publishers Weekly The Monster Hunter Series Monster Hunter International Monster Hunter Vendetta Monster Hunter Alpha Monster Hunter Legion Monster Hunter Nemesis The Monster Hunters (Omnibus contains Monster Hunter International, Monster Hunter Vendetta, and Monster Hunter Alpha)
Download or read book Mythos Books 1 3 written by Jonny Capps and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2024-07-19 with total page 739 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first three books in 'Mythos', a series of fantasy novels by Jonny Capps, now available in one volume! The Time After Oblivion: After one too many drinks at Dionysus' bar, Jason and Hercules find themselves transported to the 21st century. The gods of Olympus are in a separate dimension, forced to observe as the world relegates their history to children's stories and fantasy. But some of the Olympians still remember a time when people worshipped them and sacrificed in their name. Join the heroes in a tale that combines classic mythology with modern storytelling. Obsession: After a fabled Atlantean gem is found, the goddesses Hecate and Nemesis disagree on what to do with it. Join the unlikely friends, along with Athena, Hephaestus, Dionysus and others, in a tale across time, from the swamps of ancient Greece to a dance club in downtown Cleveland, as they search for relevance in a world that has forgotten them. The Existence of Darkness: Hercules has returned, but not everyone is happy about it. Meanwhile, all of the gods seem to be hiding something. Who is Pandora now, and what does her box still contain? The plot thickens as Cupid & Artemis dig deeper into the mystery, uncovering ancient secrets lost in the sands of time. Meanwhile, Dionysus is still cool, mixing drinks in Oblivion: the bar which time forgot.
Download or read book The Dark Legend of the Foreigner Ii written by Frank Destefano and published by LifeRich Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-30 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following what was supposed to be the final battle of New York City, the Master finds himself making a long Journey with Nemesis to the dark Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania, Romania. They must find the coveted secret formula known as cold fusion. The Master grows weary of Nemesis’s behavior and overall intentions. In his travels, he also encounters an old man named Glenn, who hails all the way from the depths of Eastern Europe. Glenn possesses the most intriguing secret in all the universe. Nothing and nobody is hidden from the Master’s keen ability to see right through the seal of all man. He and Nemesis will stop at nothing to own this great power, as this exhausting competition will lead to another worldly showdown with yet another adversary. The broken Core that awakened has brought to rise the power of Aramids and his Dark Lords, and as they come to power, their intention is to stop anyone in their way. The Master is the only one who can step up to the challenge and eliminate the immediate threat that will have a devastating impact on New York.
Download or read book Obsession written by Jonny Capps and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-02-07 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a fabled Atlantean gem is found, the goddesses Hecate and Nemesis have different ideas on what should be done with it. Hecate believes that it can be used to help the Olympians. Nemesis wants to destroy it. Join the two unlikely friends, along with Athena, Hephaestus, Dionysus and others, in a tale across time, from the swamps of ancient Greece to a dance club in downtown Cleveland. Have a beer at the bar, Oblivion, listen to the satyr Pan's latest song, and enjoy a story about the gods, searching for relevance in a world that has forgotten them. Welcome to the world of Mythos.
Download or read book Quest of the Swords written by Jennifer L Stone and published by Lily Ruth Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stormi Claver is a seventeen-year-old girl living in a land driven by prejudice and fear. When Stormi is captured by Rylan, the rogue Finin prince, she fears her death is near, for their clans share a common curse - to war with one another until none remain. Her fear heightens when she learns Rylan is taking her to the Temple of the Swords - home of the evil Goddess that cursed their clans; a place where no Claver has ever left alive. Stormi knows her brother, Gideon, pursues her rescue, but her captor continues to evade him. While the desire to kill one another burns strong in Stormi and Rylan, they find themselves working together toward a common goal - to retrieve their clan swords from the temple and break the curse that is devastating their people. Gideon is forced to abandon Stormi's rescue when he learns the Finins are plotting a war against the Claver's homeland of Malinna. With war at hand and the curse consuming their clans, Stormi and Rylan must battle friend and foe to defeat the curse while Gideon, aided by a mysterious, dark ally, raises an army to battle the blood-thirsty Finin forces that have set out to annihilate the Clavers. Young adult readers will be swept away to a world of dark secrets and vengeance, where the triumph of good over evil lies within the hands - and heart - of a young, captive girl. "Quest of the Swords: Swords of Blood" tells a story about finding the strength to love and trust in the face of hatred and war; about the power of the human spirit to defy the destiny thrust upon it. With open hearts and minds, and a dash of courage, even the most difficult of circumstances can be overcome.
Download or read book M Annaei Lvcani De bello civili liber VIII written by Lucan and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inheritors of Chaos written by Barbara Ann Wright and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naos has come to Calamity, and chaos has come with her. Cordelia had enough problems without teaming up with former enemies in order to defeat a mad goddess. And she doesn’t yet know that the Storm Lord has been resurrected in a new body. On the plains, the prophet Lydia is convinced that Fajir is the one chosen to stop a massive firestorm in the future, if only Fajir wasn’t so set on killing everyone around her. With their murderous leader dead, hostilities have ceased among the drushka, but the long-living aliens are slow to adapt. The last thing they want is a drushkan king with powers none of them dreamed of before.
Download or read book Nemesis the Warlock written by Pat Mills and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Termight, a world at the heart of a cruel galactic empire. A world devastated by nuclear warfare. Deep below ground, its inhabitants try to eke out a mere existence, continually threatened by the Terminators, lead by the diabolically evil Torquemada....There is a resistance though, and a new kind of hero. Meet Nemesis the Warlock, champion of the coming rebellion!"--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book Strolling in the Ruins written by Faith Smith and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2023-02-20 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Strolling in the Ruins Faith Smith engages with a period in the history of the Anglophone Caribbean often overlooked as nondescript, quiet, and embarrassingly pro-imperial within the larger narrative of Jamaican and Trinidadian nationalism. Between the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion and World War I, British imperialism was taken for granted among both elites and ordinary people, while nationalist discourses would not begin to shape political imagination in the West Indies for decades. Smith argues that this moment, far from being uneventful, disrupts the inevitability of nationhood in the mid-twentieth century and anticipates the Caribbean’s present-day relationship to global power. Smith assembles and analyzes a diverse set of texts, from Carnival songs, poems, and novels to newspapers, photographs, and gardens, to examine theoretical and literary-historiographic questions concerning time and temporality, empire and diaspora, immigration and indigeneity, gender and the politics of desire, Africa’s place within Caribbeanist discourse, and the idea of the Caribbean itself. Closely examining these cultural expressions of apparent quiescence, Smith locates the quiet violence of colonial rule and the insistence of colonial subjects on making meaningful lives.
Download or read book Episode written by Tracey Morait and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-23 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alisha Dainton has severe epilepsy, so she's used to having seizures. Sometimes she even has weird visions and hears strange noises. After a particularly bad episode on holiday in Cyprus, what she sees and hears makes her think she's going mad: who is the beautiful girl with the see-through eyes, multi-coloured hair and rainbow and the half-woman, half-bird creature singing by the hotel pool, and just why has she been chosen to go back in time to ancient Sparta to help save a princess called Helen? Either Ali is having some sort of bizarre dream, or she's about to have an amazing adventure that might change the entire story of the Trojan War.
Download or read book Brownsea Fantasy Collection written by Connor Whiteley and published by CGD Publishing. This book was released on with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 3 Fantasy Books In One Great Collection! Return: A conquered nation. Enslaved people. One hope to save them all. The Angel returns. Exiled Kieran returns home. He sees the tyranny around him. He knows he must take up his birthright. Can Kieran bring hope to a nation? Or will the darkness take him? If you want action packed, gripping fantasy adventures, you will love this book! BUY NOW! Freedom: Demon Gods. A Slave Factory. One chance for Freedom. Evil enslaves the innocent. The Rebellion summons Kieran. Kieran sees his team. He knows an impossible mission is coming. Can Kieran learn the truth and save the day before it’s too late? Or will the horrific darkness consume them? Get this fast paced, action packed fantasy adventure now! Salvation: A United Brownsea. A final battle. A final chance to defeat the evil. Everything comes to a head. The Rebellion marches. Kieran leads his team. He knows death awaits them. His world changes forever. Can Kieran lead Brownsea to victory? Or will the Demon Gods become victorious? Buy this fast paced action packed epic conclusion to the Brownsea trilogy. You don’t want to miss it! BUY NOW!
Download or read book Jerry a Novel of Yankee American Life written by Mary Sargeant Gove Nichols and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome written by E. M. Berens and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2021-08-02 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome " is a comprehensive mythology collection, presenting all the major and minor gods of Rome and Greece, with descriptions of festivals and retellings of major mythological stories. The author, thoroughly details each Greek and Roman god, goddess, hero, demi-god and creature and gives the reader a clear and succinct idea of the religious beliefs of the ancients. An exceptional book for those interested in Greek or Roman mythology.
Download or read book King of Cavanon written by Edward Baker and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adoné, the King of Cavanon, struggled to defend his kingdom against the merciless Federoth and his alien forces. But, after the destruction of the planet Muidiri, Federoth thought the Cavanonian King and Othragon (the Dominion ruler) was dead. This was far from the truth. So, Adoné returns to his decimated homeland of Cavanon with a plan to restore his dying race and rid the galaxy of the Dominion forces. A secreted race of winged warriors visits the King and brings news of a prophecy that is yet to be fulfilled. However, Nosrévis (Federoth's evil creation) discovers a prophecy of the opposite nature. He then realizes who he really is and his true destiny, but he also discovers that he needs the crown of Cavanon. Federoth scours the galaxy searching for the one true source of all Cavanonian power, the Sword of Fire.but, there are others who seek the crown as well. While Adoné is busy reconstituting his forces, he stumbles upon some unlikely souls that will aid in his quest. Good and Evil will come face to face in the battle that will ultimately decide the fate of the galaxy.
