Barbero, Alessandro

Presents an overview of the battle fought at Waterloo, on June, 18, 1815, when Napoleon's seventy thousand men were defeated by the command of the Duke of Wellington, describing the bloody fight and the impact it had on history.

Presents a biography of Charlemagne, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from A.D. 768 to 814, examining aspects of his personal life and character, and discussing his motivations and actions as a leader.

Chronicles the events of the second Battle of Adrianople in A.D. 378, between the Roman Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels, which many believe was the beginning of the final collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century.

Chronicles the events of the second Battle of Adrianople in A.D. 378, between Roman Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels, which many believe was the beginning of the final collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century.