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The City of the World A. D. 117 – A. D. 138
ROME was no longer just a city — it was a world. In the reign of Hadrian, the blaring trumpets
The Emperor’s City A. D. 14 to A. D. 117
GREAT power had allowed Augustus to do great good for Rome and its provinces. The same power in the hands
The City of Augustus 29 B. C. – A. D. 14
IN 29 B.C. the gates of war were closed. Rome was at peace. Senators and the people of the mob-men
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
“We Shall Overcome” 1954-1965
On May 17, 1954, all was quiet and solemn, as it usually is, in the chambers of the United States
The Great Society 1964 – 1965
In the United States election campaign of 1964, President Johnson was the candidate of the Democratic party. His Republican opponent
Man Faces the Future 1957-1965
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union announced to an astonished world that its scientists had launched into orbit an
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Sung Dynasty, Golden Age of Artistic Achievement (955-982 A. D.)
The birth of Hungary The battle of the Lechfeld, which was so important to Western Europe, had an equally profound
Norsemen and Vikings (982 A. D.)
Norsemen or Vikings – Danes, Norwegians and Swedes — were terrorizing the greater part of Europe, over a thousand years
Hugh Capet (982 – 1066 A. D.)
Hugh Capet was coronated in 987 and with that, began the French dominance of Europe. During the eleventh century, a
