Rulers and Their Times
11 total works
Discusses the rise to power of Alexander the Great, his leadership and strategic conquests, and everyday life in Greece during his reign.
Provides an overview of the lives of Charlemagne and his subjects in the Frankish empire of the late eighth and early ninth centuries, and includes excerpts from poems, letters, laws, and diaries of the time.
Describes the tumultuous reign of Hatshepsut, daughter of Thothmes I, and life in ancient Egypt during her reign.
Examines the reign of Elizabeth I, including information about her personal life and accomplishments and everyday life in Tudor England, plus contemporary writings which characterize the Elizabethan Age.
Explains the role of Peter the Great in taking Russia into the modern world; describes the everyday life of the people; and includes poems, plays, and letters written by Russians about themselves.
Provides an overview of the lives of Lorenzo de' Medici and his subjects in late fourteenth-century Florence, a Renaissance-era city-state, and includes excerpts from poems, laws, and sermons of the time.
Examines the rule of Augustus Caesar, including his rise to power, politics, and final days, and describes everyday life in Rome during his reign.