Emperors Fate

Author : Alex Gough
Publisher : Canelo
ISBN 13 : 1800329024
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emperor's Fate written by Alex Gough and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2022-11-24 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Massacres, invasions, plots. An Emperor on the edge. An Empire in peril. Caracalla is on the warpath. Time, he has decided, to put his enemies in their place. To invade the Parthians at the edge of the Empire. To destroy everything in his way. For Imperial Assassin Silus, this is a time of crisis. Forced to guard the Emperor as part of his elite bodyguard, Silus knows that the situation is untenable. As everything threatens to crumble, Silus must make the ultimate choice... and face the ultimate sacrifice. The question is simple: will he turn traitor, for the sake of the Empire and the sake of his conscience? Or is loyalty, and the life of his charge Tituria, more important? As innocents die, as blood flows, as the Roman legions march on an epic scale, one thing is clear. It’s decision time. The thrilling climax to Alex Gough’s bestselling series, perfect for fans of Anthony Riches, Ben Kane and Bernard Cornwell.

Author : Jd Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780957616455
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fate of an Emperor written by Jd Smith and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is Zabdas: a brother, protector, soldier and sacrifice. I am a defender of Syria. I shall tell you the story of my beloved Zenobia: fearless woman, determined wife, Warrior Queen of Palmyra ... Seventy-thousand Roman soldiers have marched to Syria in a bid to scourge the land of Persian invaders. But Emperor Valerian fails to win the war raging on the eastern frontier, and both Syrian and Roman forces are pushed back behind the walls of Antioch, their protection and their prison. Crushed between two warring empires, Zenobia and Zabdas are ordered on another mission, deep into enemy ranks, to deliver terms to the King of the Persians, and pray they will not be flayed alive. But all is not what is seems. More than one person is intent on betrayal ...

Author : Brian Fagan
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0786727683
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Floods, Famines, and Emperors written by Brian Fagan and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2009-02-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1997 and early 1998, one of the most powerful El Ninos ever recorded disrupted weather patterns all over the world. Europe suffered through a record freeze as the American West was hit with massive floods and snowstorms; in the western Pacific, meanwhile, some island nations literally went bone dry and had to have water flown in on transport planes. Such effects are not new: climatologists now know the El Nino and other climate anomalies have been disrupting weather patterns throughout history. But until recently, no one had asked how this new understanding of the global weather system related to archaeology and history. Droughts, floods, heat and cold put stress on cultures and force them to adapt. What determines whether they adapt successfully? How do these climate stresses affect a people's faith in the foundations of their society and the legitimacy of their rulers? How vulnerable is our own society to climate change? In this dazzlingly original new book, archaeologist Brian Fagan shows that short-term climate shifts have been a major -- and hitherto unrecognized -- force in history. El Nino-driven droughts have brought on the collapse of dynasties in Egypt; El Nino monsoon failures have caused historic famines in India; and El Nino floods have destroyed whole civilizations in Peru. Other short-term climate changes may have caused the mysterious abandonment of the Anasazi dwellings in the American Southwest and the collapse of the ancient Maya empire, as well as changed the course of European history. This beautifully written, groundbreaking book opens a new door on our understanding of historical events.

Author : A. J. Walker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emperor's Fate written by A. J. Walker and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Rhydenar, ancient dragon remains possess rare magic; elements used to fight an age-old war. A war where the enemy is a people born of dragon fire. An enemy who uses dragon hearts to wield fiery magic. An enemy known as the Volurem. In this world, the strong survive, the politically astute thrive, and those with dragon remains reign supreme. As the Rhydarian Empire prepares for a tough season of fighting the fire of the Volurem, agents of corruption scheme to remove the Emperor. One cloudless night, Shylo walks into a living nightmare. His host's villa is the target of a blood feud. This one, more vicious than any other quarrel among the Noble houses, leaves every member dead, except Shylo. Just as Shylo discovers the massacre, bells toll from the palace, bells that only ring for two reasons - an army of Volurem threatening to burn the city, or the death of the Emperor. Shylo realizes he's now a loose end in a plot far broader than a blood feud between Nobles. He's caught in the crossfire of a fight for Imperial control and needs to clear his name. He quickly learns, he's not alone... Emperor's Fate is the first book in a thrilling new epic fantasy series. Dive into a story where magic is used in armor, swords, and military strategy. Where the most powerful people aren't solely those who wield magic but also those who design political subterfuge. Where a plot to overthrow the Empire brings unsuspecting characters together, forcing unlikely partnerships. This is a book where epic worldbuilding meets one-of-a-kind characters in a plot that will keep you turning the pages. Start reading Emperor's Fate today!

Author : Percy Andreae
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Vanished Emperor written by Percy Andreae and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vanished Emperor by Percy Andreae is about the disappearance of the young Arminian Emperor Willibald. Excerpt: "Those whose memories carry them back a few years will not have forgotten the sensation produced throughout Europe when, despite the most stupendous efforts to keep the facts from becoming public, the news suddenly leaked out that the young Arminian Emperor, Willibald II., had mysteriously disappeared."

Author : Kyle Harper
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400888913
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fate of Rome written by Kyle Harper and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How devastating viruses, pandemics, and other natural catastrophes swept through the far-flung Roman Empire and helped to bring down one of the mightiest civilizations of the ancient world Here is the monumental retelling of one of the most consequential chapters of human history: the fall of the Roman Empire. The Fate of Rome is the first book to examine the catastrophic role that climate change and infectious diseases played in the collapse of Rome’s power—a story of nature’s triumph over human ambition. Interweaving a grand historical narrative with cutting-edge climate science and genetic discoveries, Kyle Harper traces how the fate of Rome was decided not just by emperors, soldiers, and barbarians but also by volcanic eruptions, solar cycles, climate instability, and devastating viruses and bacteria. He takes readers from Rome’s pinnacle in the second century, when the empire seemed an invincible superpower, to its unraveling by the seventh century, when Rome was politically fragmented and materially depleted. Harper describes how the Romans were resilient in the face of enormous environmental stress, until the besieged empire could no longer withstand the combined challenges of a “little ice age” and recurrent outbreaks of bubonic plague. A poignant reflection on humanity’s intimate relationship with the environment, The Fate of Rome provides a sweeping account of how one of history’s greatest civilizations encountered and endured, yet ultimately succumbed to the cumulative burden of nature’s violence. The example of Rome is a timely reminder that climate change and germ evolution have shaped the world we inhabit—in ways that are surprising and profound.

Author : Meaghan McEvoy
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0199664811
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Child Emperor Rule in the Late Roman West, AD 367-455 written by Meaghan McEvoy and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McEvoy addresses the phenomenon of the Roman child-emperor during the late fourth century. Tracing the course of their reigns, the book looks at the sophistication of the Roman system of government which made their accessions possible, and the adaptation of existing imperial ideology to portray boys as young as six as viable rulers.

Author : Anne-Jean-Marie-René Savary (duc de Rovigo)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.BK/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memoirs Illustrative of the History of the Emperor Napoleon written by Anne-Jean-Marie-René Savary (duc de Rovigo) and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John S. McHugh
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473845823
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emperor Alexander Severus written by John S. McHugh and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Severus' is full of controversy and contradictions. He came to the throne through the brutal murder of his cousin, Elagabalus, and was ultimately assassinated himself. The years between were filled with regular uprisings and rebellions, court intrigue (the Praetorian Guard slew their commander at the Emperor's feet) and foreign invasion. Yet the ancient sources generally present his reign as a golden age of just government, prosperity and religious tolerance Not yet fourteen when he became emperor, Alexander was dominated by his mother, Julia Mammaea and advisors like the historian, Cassius Dio. In the military field, he successfully checked the aggressive Sassanid Persians but some sources see his Persian campaign as a costly failure marked by mutiny and reverses that weakened the army. When Germanic and Sarmatian tribes crossed the Rhine and Danube frontiers in 234, Alexander took the field against them but when he attempted to negotiate to buy time, his soldiers perceived him as weak, assassinated him and replaced him with the soldier Maximinus Thrax. John McHugh reassesses this fascinating emperor in detail.

Author : Wu KongDaoRen
Publisher : Funstory
ISBN 13 : 1647676843
Total Pages : 882 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Emperor of the Primordial World written by Wu KongDaoRen and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-12-07 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bastard son of a marquis who had become a slave had encountered a girl that claimed to be a blood robed emperor ... From this moment onwards, he had been tasked with the task of opening the heavens and becoming the ruler of the empire.