Cleopatra was an extraordinary person. At her death she was but thirty-eight years of age. Her power rested not so much on actual beauty as on her
Antony Chooses Cleopatra; Deserts Wife
For the next three years he surrendered himself absolutely to the will of the enchantress. To this period belong those tales of luxurious indulgence
Death of Caliph Omar
Today's installment concludes Saracens Destroy the Great Library,our selection from Mahomet and His Successors by Washington Irving published in
The Books Are Burned
"The contents of those books," said he, "are in conformity with the Koran, or they are not. If they are, the Koran is sufficient without them; if they
Muslims Capture Alexandria Twice
Alexandria now lay before them, the metropolis of wealthy Egypt, the emporium of the East, a place strongly fortified and garrisoned, stored with all
Saracens Destroy the Great Library
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Muslim Army Enters Egypt.IntroductionThe fabulous Library of
Alexander the Great Reduces Tyre – 3
Today's installment concludes Alexander the Great Reduces Tyre,our selection by Oliver Goldsmith.If you have journeyed through all of the