The French who dwelt in the land were at the time little affected by the change which transferred their allegiance from one European king to
Ohio Was Foreign Land
The Northwest formed no part of our country as it originally stood; it had no portion in the declaration of independence. It did not revolt; it was
Earliest Detroit
Nobody can deny that the priests own three quarters of Canada.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada by
The Dark Side of the Roman Emperors’ Rule
Today's installment concludes Roman Empire's Government,our selection from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Rome at Its Height
If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he
Emperor Turnover in Early Roman Empire
Their united reigns are possibly the only period of history in which the happiness of a great people was the sole object of government.Continuing
Government Stability in Early Roman Empire
The soldiers were seldom roused to that fatal sense of their own strength, and of the weakness of the civil authority, which was, before and
Absolute Monarchy in Disguise
The masters of the Roman world surrounded their throne with darkness, concealed their irresistible strength, and humbly professed themselves the
Emperor’s Control of Officials
The usual number of consuls, praetors, and tribunes, were annually invested with their respective ensigns of office, and continued to discharge some