The Land of Piceno
The Land of Piceno

Author: Phoebe Leed

Publisher: Rondini Press

Published: 2021-07-01

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1735853208

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Indigenous peoples cancelled by a burgeoning empire. Devastating earthquakes level ancient monuments. Marauding invaders loot and pillage art treasures. And yet, verdant hillsides ripple with vineyards and olive groves. The dramatic blue Sibillini Mountains shelter shepherds, freedom fighters, and necromancers. Lined with palms and orange trees, the luxurious Adriatic coast is monitored by medieval towers and pagan temples. This is the Land of Piceno--Le Marche, Italy--whose founding symbol, Picus, sacred woodpecker of Mars, guides us through the vicissitudes of time.

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol 1
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol 1

Author: Edward Gibbon

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-01-18

Total Pages: 525

ISBN-13: 1625584156

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Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only historian to tackle the subject. Most of his ideas are directly taken from what few relevant records were available: those of the Roman moralists of the 4th and 5th centuries.