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Alexiadis Libri XV, Volume 1, offers a deep dive into the historical narrative of the Byzantine Empire. Penned in ancient Greek, this work provides invaluable insights into the political, social, and military events of the Komnenian dynasty. Authored by...

Historiæ Byzantinæ Scriptores Post Theophanem is a historical text chronicling the Byzantine Empire. Written in ancient Greek, this work provides valuable insights into the political, social, and cultural aspects of Byzantium. Authored by Joseph...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Beskrivning Till Geologisk Atlas �����ver Dannemora Grufvor (1878) �����r en bok av A. E. Tornebohm som ger en detaljerad beskrivning av geologin i Dannemora gruvomr������de i Sverige. Boken inneh������ller kartor, illustrationer och fotografier som...

This book explores the travels of Cristoforo Buondelmonti and Ciriaco d'Ancona to the Greek lands in the early fifteenth-century eastern Mediterranean.

This book demonstrates how the political economy of mercantilism was not simply a Western invention by various cities and kingdoms during the Renaissance.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

By Sled Dog For Byrd, first published in 1931, is an exciting account of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928-30. Author John O'Brien was a member of the geological party led by Laurence Gould, and took part in a grueling 1,600 mile dog-sled journey...

L'Empire d'Orient ou Empire byzantin n'est autre que l'Empire romain, détruit en Oc-cident par les invasions et perpétué en Orient autour de la Nouvelle Rome (nom officiel de Constantinople jusqu'à la fin du Moyen Age), mais avec des traits nouveaux qui...

L'Empire d'Orient ou Empire byzantin n'est autre que l'Empire romain, détruit en Oc-cident par les invasions et perpétué en Orient autour de la Nouvelle Rome (nom officiel de Constantinople jusqu'à la fin du Moyen Age), mais avec des traits nouveaux qui...

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a six-volume work by the English historian Edward Gibbon. In the third and fourth volumes, Gibbon delves into significant events shaping the medieval world, from the Franks' conquest of Italy to the dramatic...

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a six-volume work by the English historian Edward Gibbon. In the third and fourth volumes, Gibbon compellingly narrates the surge of barbarian incursions led by generals like Alaric and Attila, culminating in...

Kirakos Gandzaketsi's History of the Armenians is a primary source for the study of the Armenian highlands in the 13th c. This lengthy work, which has survived in 65 chapters, is divided thematically into sections. Part I is a summary of...

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a six-volume work by the English historian Edward Gibbon. In the first two volumes Gibbon offers a detailed account of Rome from its zenith under Augustus to its division in 395 AD. He delves into the political...

Icelandic Wrestling is a book written by Johannes Josefsson and published in 1908. The book is a comprehensive guide to the traditional sport of Icelandic wrestling, also known as gl������ma. The author provides detailed instructions and illustrations on...

The present volume is a Festschrift in honour of the distinguished Byzantinist Costas N. Constantinides. The title of the volume, Bibliophilos: Books and Learning in the Byzantine World, reflects Professor Constantinides' major contribution to the fields...

Arctic Changes: Past to Present in the Far North is an educational and entertaining book that persuades readers to think about and take seriously the changes occurring in the Arctic. This is a unique book because it combines descriptions of what the...

Smbat Sparapet's Chronicle is a major source for the history of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. Roughly three-quarters of the work consists of a summary of Matthew of Edessa's Chronicle which describes the period from 951 to 1136 and its continuation by...

Aristakes Lastiverts'i was an eleventh century Armenian cleric and historian. His History was written between 1072 and 1079, and describes the events of 1000-1071, including information about Byzantine-Armenian relations, the Seljuk invasions,...

Edward Gibbon's masterpiece not only marked the beginning of the modern discipline of history, but still provides a solid scholarly foundation for the study of the Middle Ages, thrilling readers with the epic scope of its narrative as much today as it...

Seven Frozen Sailors is a novel written by George Manville Fenn and published in 1896. The story is set in the Arctic and follows the adventures of a group of sailors who become stranded in the frozen wilderness after their ship is destroyed by ice. The...

A Dash To The Pole is a book written by Herbert Dickinson Ward in 1892. The book is a true account of the author's journey to the North Pole in 1891. The book describes the author's experiences and challenges during the journey, including the harsh...

Le livre ""Lettres De A. E. Nordenskiold: Racontant La Decouverte Du Passage Nord-Est Du Pole Nord, 1878-1879 (1879)"" est une compilation de lettres �����crites par Adolf Erik Nordenskiold, un explorateur su�����dois, qui raconte sa d�����couverte du...

The book ""Report Of Major-General E. S. Otis On Military Operations And Civil Affairs In The Philippine Islands (1899)"" is a historical account of the military operations and civil affairs in the Philippine Islands during the Philippine-American War...

This volume includes seventeen essays on Byzantine monasticism, focusing on the 9th to 15th centuries.

“I have found that he who takes Constantinople… unavoidably feels that his power is strengthened for a higher task, that his political horizon has widened to the misty limits of an Universal Empire, and that it is the manifest destiny of...

Boken ""Blandt Nordpolens Naboer"" ble skrevet av Eivind Astrup og ble utgitt i 1895. Dette er en reiseskildring fra hans ekspedisjon til Arktis i 1875-1876. Boken beskriver hans opplevelser og utforskning av omr������dene rundt Nordpolen, inkludert...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...