Papers from the EAA Third Annual Meeting at Ravenna 1997: Classical and medieval

These popular books include topics in geography and history. Even the most reticent readers will giggle as they learn all kinds of interesting facts about geography and history in these hilarious books. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

El cristianismo se originó con el ministerio de Jesús, un maestro y sanador judío que proclamó el inminente reino de Dios y fue crucificado. C. 30–33 d. C. En la provincia romana de Judea del siglo I. Sus seguidores creen que, según los Evangelios, él era el Hijo de Dios y que murió para el perdón de los pecados y fue levantado de entre los muertos y exaltado por Dios, y regresará pronto al inicio del reino de Dios. A principios de la Edad Media, las actividades misioneras difundieron el cristianismo hacia el oeste entre los pueblos alemanes. Durante la Alta Edad Media, el...

"Siena: City of Secrets" is a charming, intimate portrait of this most secretive of cities, often overlooked by travelers to Italy. Part cultural history and intellectual memoir, part travelogue and guide book, Tylus writes with a novelist s flair, taking the reader on a quest of discovery through the well- and not-so-well-travelled roads and alleys of the ancient city. Today, Siena can appear on the surface standoffish, a bit static, and very old-fashioned, especially when compared to its larger, flashier cousins Roma and Firenze. But first impressions wear away as we learn from Tylus that...

In the sixteenth century, the Spaniards became the first nation in history to have worldwide reach--across most of Europe to the Americas, the Philippines, and India. The Golden Age of the Spanish Empire would establish five centuries of Western supremacy across the globe and usher in an era of transatlantic exploration that eventually gave rise to the modern world. It was a time of discovery and adventure, of great political and social change--a time when Spain learned to rule the world. It was also a time of great turbulence and transition, which fueled an exceptional flourishing of art and ...