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Shakespeare's tragedy in which Titus Andronicus, Rome's noble soldier of many years, takes violent revenge upon the men who raped his daughter and killed his sons, and calls for curses upon Rome itself.

"A history of the Goths, who rose as a power in the early third century and, under their famous leader Alaric, succeeded in sacking Rome in 410"--Provided by publisher.

Contains the text of the drama of murder, rape, and betrayal, presented with modernized spelling and punctuation, and includes scene-by-scene plot summaries, explanatory notes, an interpretive essay, and accounts of Shakespeare's life and theatre.

Employing terror and a style of warfare so revolutionary it still inspires military strategies today, the Mongols built the largest empire the world had ever seen. Led by the savage and brilliant Genghis Khan, and later Tamerlane, whose cruelty far exceeded his predecssor's, the Mongols eventually succumbed to their own greed and ambition; Rising out of the East in the 4th and 5th centuries, the Huns were known for their horsemanship and skill in warfare. Led by the legendary Attila, "the Scourge of God," their military prowess led tot he creation fo the Great Wall of China and brought the Roman Empire to the brink of destruction. Ultimately, only malaria could bring an end to their reign of terror, as Attila, on his wedding night, drowned in his own blood.

With their sudden, brutual attack on an English monastery in 793 A.D. the Vikings quickly spread deep into Europe; Terrorized by the Huns, these once peaceful farmers sought refuge in the Roman Empire, only to find themselves forced into starvation. Under the leadership of a noble named Aleric, they banded together and systematically battled their way to Rome, eventually capturing the capital. But in the end, it was the Goths who kept the art and culture of the Romans alive.

Covers the barbarian tribes that threatened Europe and Asia.

Provides an overview on the formation of the Gothic tribes, their migrations, and the later history of the Ostrogothic and Visigothic settlements.

An annotated edition of Shakespeare's tragedy in which Titus Andronicus, Rome's noble soldier of many years, takes violent revenge upon the men who raped his daughter and killed his sons, and calls for curses upon Rome itself; with detailed notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, an introduction to Shakespeare's language, and more.

Presents the annotated text of the drama of murder, rape, and betrayal, and includes an introduction, an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, and a note on the text used.