Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence
MoreIf we had to single out the special excellence which marks Ammianus as a writer of history, we should find it in his distinct gift for life-like portraiture.
More"I shall show you how the branches and tendrils of the plant of Bacchus are entwined about the history and the destiny of Rome."
More"All my works relate to the Fatherland, from whose soil they derive their strength."
MoreEditor’s note: The following is extracted from Napoleon’s Marshals, by R. P. Dunn-Pattison (published 1909). “Go on, Ney; I am satisfied with you; you will make your way.” So spoke a captain
MoreI do not propose in this paper to enter into any general inquiry about the best method of writing history. Such inquiries appear to me to be of no real value, for
MoreGo where you will over the Lowlands of Scotland or England, or in western Europe over the countries south of the Danube, you will seldom find a district that cannot boast of
MoreEditor’s note: The following is extracted from Discipline and Other Sermons, by Charles Kingsley (published 1881). i Peter ii. 19. This is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief,
MoreThere are two great classes among writers: those who are echoes and those who are voices.
MoreBefore noting further contributions of the Greeks and Romans, we shall stop to call attention to their tactical units, the phalanx and the legion. The phalanx consisted of rows of hoplites, heavy-armed
MoreThe modern idea that the general is first and foremost the intellectual leader of the army is so well established that it is hard to realize that it is an evolution from
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