Author: Asterios Gerostergios
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Justinian the Great, the Emperor and Saint
Author: Asterios Gerostergios
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Emperor and the Saint
Author: Richard F. Cassady
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
A fascinating look at an emperor, a saint, and the world they both inhabited
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
A fascinating look at an emperor, a saint, and the world they both inhabited
Betsy and the Emperor
Author: Anne Whitehead
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1760112933
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
After Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, he was sent into exile on Saint Helena. He became an 'eagle in a cage', reduced from the most powerful figure in Europe to a prisoner on a rock in the South Atlantic. But the fallen emperor was charmed by the pretty teenage daughter of a local merchant, Betsy Balcombe. Anne Whitehead brings to life Napoleon's last years on Saint Helena, revealing the central role of the Balcombe family. She also lays to rest two centuries of speculation about Betsy's relationship with Napoleon. After Napoleon's death, Betsy travelled to Australia in 1823 with her father, who was appointed the first Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales. When the family lost their fortune, she returned to London and published a memoir that made her a celebrity. With her extraordinary connections to royalty and high society, Betsy Balcombe led a life worthy of a Regency romance, but she was always fighting for her independence. This new account reveals Napoleon at his most vulnerable, human and reflective, and a woman caught in some of the most dramatic events of her time. 'Anne Whitehead deftly weaves a lively, poignant tale of Napoleon's last years on St Helena and the precocious teenager whose impudent charm briefly enlivened his exile. Her indefatigable pursuit of a tantalising archival trail takes her readers from St Helena to England, Scotland, France and New South Wales, uncovering a life curiously shadowed by its early brush with fame.' - Professor Penny Russell, University of Sydney
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1760112933
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
After Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, he was sent into exile on Saint Helena. He became an 'eagle in a cage', reduced from the most powerful figure in Europe to a prisoner on a rock in the South Atlantic. But the fallen emperor was charmed by the pretty teenage daughter of a local merchant, Betsy Balcombe. Anne Whitehead brings to life Napoleon's last years on Saint Helena, revealing the central role of the Balcombe family. She also lays to rest two centuries of speculation about Betsy's relationship with Napoleon. After Napoleon's death, Betsy travelled to Australia in 1823 with her father, who was appointed the first Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales. When the family lost their fortune, she returned to London and published a memoir that made her a celebrity. With her extraordinary connections to royalty and high society, Betsy Balcombe led a life worthy of a Regency romance, but she was always fighting for her independence. This new account reveals Napoleon at his most vulnerable, human and reflective, and a woman caught in some of the most dramatic events of her time. 'Anne Whitehead deftly weaves a lively, poignant tale of Napoleon's last years on St Helena and the precocious teenager whose impudent charm briefly enlivened his exile. Her indefatigable pursuit of a tantalising archival trail takes her readers from St Helena to England, Scotland, France and New South Wales, uncovering a life curiously shadowed by its early brush with fame.' - Professor Penny Russell, University of Sydney
Constantine the Emperor
Author: David Stone Potter
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190231629
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
An authoritative and vibrant new account of the extraordinary life of Constantine.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190231629
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
An authoritative and vibrant new account of the extraordinary life of Constantine.
Karl 1
Author: Marcel Uderzo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781936260348
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2004, the Emperor Karl I of Austria is known as the Emperor of Peace who, during the First World War, offered peace along with Pope Benedict XV; but no one listened to them...The beautiful and colorful comic-book style presents the life of this great and inspiring leader who followed the will of God in all things, especially amid the tumult of the war.¿May he be an example for all of us¿ ¿ Blessed Pope John Paul II
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781936260348
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2004, the Emperor Karl I of Austria is known as the Emperor of Peace who, during the First World War, offered peace along with Pope Benedict XV; but no one listened to them...The beautiful and colorful comic-book style presents the life of this great and inspiring leader who followed the will of God in all things, especially amid the tumult of the war.¿May he be an example for all of us¿ ¿ Blessed Pope John Paul II
The Emperor and the Kite
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698116445
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Largely ignored by her own family, Princess Djeow Seow spends her days playing with a kite made from paper and sticks. But when the Emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, only the Princess can save the day, flying her kite high up into the sky to rescue her father.?A familiar jewel polished to unaccustomed brilliance.? ? Booklist?It is rare to find a book where the beauty of the language and image are so finely meshed as in this tale of loyalty and love.? ? United Press InternationalJane Yolen lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts and Scotland. Ed Young lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698116445
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Largely ignored by her own family, Princess Djeow Seow spends her days playing with a kite made from paper and sticks. But when the Emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, only the Princess can save the day, flying her kite high up into the sky to rescue her father.?A familiar jewel polished to unaccustomed brilliance.? ? Booklist?It is rare to find a book where the beauty of the language and image are so finely meshed as in this tale of loyalty and love.? ? United Press InternationalJane Yolen lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts and Scotland. Ed Young lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
The Living Wood
Author: Louis De Wohl
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian women saints
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The author reconstructs the atmosphere of fourth-century Rome in this story of intrigue, romance, and power politics revolving around Helena, mother of Constantine, the first Christian emperor.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian women saints
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The author reconstructs the atmosphere of fourth-century Rome in this story of intrigue, romance, and power politics revolving around Helena, mother of Constantine, the first Christian emperor.
Resurrection
Author: John French
Publisher: Games Workshop
ISBN: 9781784967284
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
When an Inquisitorial conclave is attacked, Inquisitor Covenant's pursuit of the heretic responsible draws him into an even greater conspiracy. War rages in the Caradryad Sector. Worlds are falling to madness and rebellion, and the great war machine of the Imperium is moving to counter the threat. Amongst its agents is Inquisitor Covenant. Puritan, psyker, expert swordsman, he reserves an especial hatred for those of his order who would seek to harness the power of Ruin as a weapon. Summoned to an inquisitorial conclave, Covenant believes he has uncovered such a misguided agent and prepares to denounce the heretic Talicto before his fellows. But when the gathering is attacked and many left dead in its wake, Covenant vows to hunt down Talicto and discover the truth behind the mysterious cult apparently at the heart of the massacre: the Unseen. In the murky plot into which he is drawn, Covenant knows only one thing for certain: trust no one.
Publisher: Games Workshop
ISBN: 9781784967284
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
When an Inquisitorial conclave is attacked, Inquisitor Covenant's pursuit of the heretic responsible draws him into an even greater conspiracy. War rages in the Caradryad Sector. Worlds are falling to madness and rebellion, and the great war machine of the Imperium is moving to counter the threat. Amongst its agents is Inquisitor Covenant. Puritan, psyker, expert swordsman, he reserves an especial hatred for those of his order who would seek to harness the power of Ruin as a weapon. Summoned to an inquisitorial conclave, Covenant believes he has uncovered such a misguided agent and prepares to denounce the heretic Talicto before his fellows. But when the gathering is attacked and many left dead in its wake, Covenant vows to hunt down Talicto and discover the truth behind the mysterious cult apparently at the heart of the massacre: the Unseen. In the murky plot into which he is drawn, Covenant knows only one thing for certain: trust no one.
The Horses of St. Mark's
Author: Charles Freeman
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1468303023
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The noted historian explores the mysterious origins and surprising adventures of four iconic bronze statues as they appear and reappear through the ages. In July 1798, a triumphant procession made its way through the streets of Paris. Echoing the parades of Roman emperors many years before, Napoleon Bonaparte was proudly displaying the spoils of his recent military adventures. There were animals—caged lions and dromedaries—as well as tropical plants. Among the works of art on show, one stood out: four horses of gilded metal, taken by Napoleon from their home in Venice. The Horses of St Mark's have found themselves at the heart of European history time and time again: in Constantinople, at both its founding and sacking in the Fourth Crusade; in Venice, at both the height of its greatness and fall in 1797; in the Paris of Napoleon, and the revolutions of 1848; and back in Venice, the most romantic city in the world. Charles Freeman offers a fascinating account of both the statues themselves and the societies through which they have travelled and been displayed. As European society has developed from antiquity to the present day, these four horses have stood and watched impassively. This is the story of their—and our—times.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1468303023
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The noted historian explores the mysterious origins and surprising adventures of four iconic bronze statues as they appear and reappear through the ages. In July 1798, a triumphant procession made its way through the streets of Paris. Echoing the parades of Roman emperors many years before, Napoleon Bonaparte was proudly displaying the spoils of his recent military adventures. There were animals—caged lions and dromedaries—as well as tropical plants. Among the works of art on show, one stood out: four horses of gilded metal, taken by Napoleon from their home in Venice. The Horses of St Mark's have found themselves at the heart of European history time and time again: in Constantinople, at both its founding and sacking in the Fourth Crusade; in Venice, at both the height of its greatness and fall in 1797; in the Paris of Napoleon, and the revolutions of 1848; and back in Venice, the most romantic city in the world. Charles Freeman offers a fascinating account of both the statues themselves and the societies through which they have travelled and been displayed. As European society has developed from antiquity to the present day, these four horses have stood and watched impassively. This is the story of their—and our—times.
Heaven-defying Saint Emperor
Author: Wei YiYongHeng
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1647364973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
Imperial Nine Dragons, Exterminate the Heavens, exterminate the Gods and Demons, reverse the Sky, and become the supreme Sage Emperor.
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1647364973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
Imperial Nine Dragons, Exterminate the Heavens, exterminate the Gods and Demons, reverse the Sky, and become the supreme Sage Emperor.