And install their own pretender on the throne of the Caesars.Continuing Visigoths Sack Rome,our selection from The History of the Decline and Fall
Archives for September 2017
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Oldest Gospel Commentary Discovered
The earliest Latin commentary on the Gospels, lost for more than 1,500 years, has been rediscovered and made available in English for the first
Donald Trump Fact-File
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O king, are your demands, what do you intend to leave us?" "Your lives!" replied the haughty conqueror.Continuing Visigoths Sack Rome,our
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 22
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by Jack Le MoineToday is Labor Day. On this holiday we celebrate the work ethic and the rights and rewards of that. This Labor Day I thought I’d share
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The first emotions of the nobles and of the people were those of surprise and indignation that a vile Barbarian should dare to insult the capital of