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In A Short History of Russia Mary Platt Parmele takes the reader on
a survey of Russia's rich past, from the state's early dramatic
beginnings to its struggle to control society, the transformation
of the empire into a multi-ethnic empire, and beyond.
From the birth of the Roman Empire to the rise of the city-states
through the Renaissance and the making of modern Italy, Mary Platt
Parmele's A Short History of Italy is a fascinating story of the
forces and events that shaped this country.
In 'A Short History of Rome' Mary Platt Parmele traces the rise and
fall of Rome, its conquests, cruelty and excess, its myths and
stories - from Romulus and Remus to the Rape of Lucretia - in her
inimitable concise style.
At the time of the sacking of Rome, this Gothic prince fell in love
with Placidia, the sister of the Emperor Honorius; and after the
fashion of his people, carried her away as his captive; not an
unwilling one, we suspect, for we learn of her great devotion to
her brave, strong wooer, with blond hair and blue eyes. Ataulf took
his fair prize to the city of Narbonne in southern France, and made
her his Queen. But when Constantius, a disappointed Roman lover of
Placidia's, instigated Honorius to send an army against him and his
Goths, he withdrew into Spain, and established his court with its
rude splendor in the ancient city of Barcelona. -from Chapter V
With a verve and liveliness worthy of a novelist, American writer
MARY PLATT PARMELE (1843-1911) put her unique stamp on world
history with her series of clever, concise histories, condensed
tales of the world's great nations that encompassed the essential
facts necessary for appreciating the state of the world as she saw
it. With this book, first published in 1898 and updated in 1908,
she introduces American readers to the dramatic past of the peoples
and nation of Spain. From the "adventurous Phenicians" who put
their mark on Iberia as early as 1300 B.C. to the contentious
relationship between Spain and the U.S. during much of the 19th
century, this is the exhilarating tale of a country newly joined in
great friendship with America as the 20th century dawned. OF
INTEREST TO: readers of European and classical history Parmele's
books available from Cosimo Classics include: * The Evolution of an
Empire: A Brief Historical Sketch of France * The Evolution of an
Empire: A Brief Historical Sketch of the United States * A Short
History of France * A Short History of Germany * A Short History of
Rome and Italy * A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland
One of the greatest achievements of modern research is the
discovery of a key by which we may determine the kinship of
nations. What we used to conjecture, we now know. An identity in
the structural form of language establishes with scientific
certitude t
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