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70Ottoman Empire
Formed by the Ottoman Turks in the fourteenth century, the Ottoman Empire covered a vast territory. With unequaled military strength, Turkish forces conquered the Middle East and south-east Europe. The empire flourished until the late sixteenth...
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77Lucius Sergius Catilina
Catiline (109-62 B.C.) was a Roman politician, who was notorious because of the abortive conspiracy he organized in 63 B.C. Catiline (Lucius Sergius Catilina) was born to a patrician family that had been long obscure. In his early years he seems to...
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77Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia and of Egypt, General of Greece, and Emperor of Persia. Born Pella, Macedonia, 356 B.C. Died Babylon, June 13, 323 B.C. Alexander was one of the great military leaders of all time. He never lost a battle and...
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71Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was a civilization that flourished along the Nile River in north west Africa from before 3400 B.C. until 30 B.C., when the last Egyptian king, Ptolemy XIV, was put to death by order of Octavian (later Roman Emperor Augustus), and Egypt...
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70Acta Diurna
The Acta Diurna were official written accounts of daily events in ancient Rome. The term means "daily acts" in Latin. The Acta Diurna were also known as Acta Populi (Acts of the People), Acta Publica (Public Acts), or Acta Urbana (Municipal Acts). ...
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74Roman Emperor - Romulus Augustulus
The hundred years preceding the end of the W. Empire had been marked by a series of Teutonic invasions, resulting in loss of territory on every side. In 378 the Visigoths (W. Goths) decisively defeated the...
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88Tacitus
Cornelius Tacitus (55-188 A.D.), one of the greatest Roman historians. Little is known of his life. Roughly accurate guesses can be made about the years of his birth and death, but his parents are unknown. He...
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