He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome's first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations for all of Wester…
Traces the life and career of Rome's first Emperor, Augustus. Details his rise to power which began with the assassination of Julius Caesar and culminated in the clash between Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome's first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations for all of Wester…
He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome's first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations for all of Wester…
Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi (1906-1967) gained and lost the throne of China twice by the time he was eleven years old. He became an emperor for the third time, in Manchukuo, in a desperate attempt to use that position as a stepping stone to regain his Chinese throne. Ignored by Western hi…
This dissertation argues that the biblical analogy between adultery and idolatry generates a rich history of sexual, religious, and political principles—operating through literary motifs, figures, and plots—in Judeo-Christian texts and the secular Renaissance literature that bra…
This thesis demonstrates key imperial virtues communicated on Roman Imperial triumphal monuments. A closer examination of monuments located in Rome reveals the presentation of personality traits such as military valor, piety, and mercy through symbolism, nature scenes, and perso…
