The magnificent builders and their dream houses by Thorndike, Joseph J. (Joseph Jacobs), 1913-2005

Table of Contents: “…Rulers in search of glory: Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette, Henri Christophe, Philip II -- Kings for their pleasure: Hadrian, Diocletian, Ludwig II, George IV, Francis I -- Architects for themselves: Frank Lloyd Wright, Juan O'Gorman, Herbert Greene, Philip Johnson, Richard Foster, Paolo Soleri, John Soane -- Inspired women: Diane de Poitiers, Elizabeth Shrewsbury, Sarah Winchester, Sarah Churchill, Isabella Gardner -- Artists as builders: Mark Twain, Sir Walter Scott, William Gillette, Frederick Church, Peter Paul Rubens, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Horace Walpole -- Eastern potentates: Darius the Great, Shah Jahan, Maharana Jagat Singh, Ibn al-Ahmar -- Princely Americans: Thomas Jefferson, Haller Nutt, The Vanderbilt family, George Boldt, John Ringling, William Randolph Hearst.…”


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Apocryphal tales : with a selection of fables and would-be tales by Čapek, Karel, 1890-1938

Table of Contents: “…Apocryphal Tales: The punishment of Prometheus -- Times are'nt what they used to be -- Just like old times -- Thersites -- Agathon, or concerning wisdom -- Alexander the great -- The death of Archimedes -- The Roman legions -- The ten righteous -- Pseudo-lot, or concerning patriotism -- Holy night -- Martha and Mary -- Lazarus -- The five loaves -- Benchanan -- The crucifixion -- Pilate's evening -- Pilate's creed -- The emperor diocletian -- Attila -- Iconoclasm -- Brother Francis -- Ophir -- Goneril, daughter of Lear -- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark -- Don Juan's confession -- Romeo and Juliet -- Master Hynek Rab of Kufstejn -- Napoleon -- Fables -- Would-Be Tales: The libertine -- The lawsuit -- The first guest -- Tonda -- The man who knew how to fly -- The anonymous letter -- Ten centavos.…”


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The history of the church from Christ to Constantine by Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340

Table of Contents: “…The nature and work of Christ : his contemporaries, his choice of followers, correspondence with Agbar -- Tiberius to Nero : the work of the apostles from the choice of Matthias to the deaths of Paul and Peter -- Vespasian to Trajan : the distribution and writings of the apostles and their successors, enemies within the church, persecutions -- Trajan to Marcus Aurelius : the succession of bishops, their writings and martyrdoms -- Marcus Aurelius to Severus : : the succession of bishops, their refutation of Marcion and Montanus, their settlement of the the date of the easter festival -- Severus to Decius : the work of Origen and his contemporaries, widespread persecution -- Gallus to Gallienus : the work of Cyprian and Dionysius, the heresies of Sabellius, Novatus, Paul, and the Manichees -- Diocletian to Maximian : persecutions, the imperial recantation -- Maximian's renewed attack on the church : the end of persecution -- Peace and recovery of the church : the victory of Constantine.…”


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The Christians and the Roman Empire by Sordi, Marta

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1 The Christians and Political Power -- Introduction -- The Political Authorities and Christian Preaching in Palestine from the Trail of Christ to 62 AD -- From Toleration to Open Persecution: Nero -- Christianity and the Flavians -- Trajan's Rescript and the Volte-face of the Antoine Emperors -- The De Facto Tolerance of the Severan Age -- Philip the Arab and Decius: The First Christian Emperor and the 'Pagan Restoration' -- Calerian and Gallienus: from Persecution to Recognition of the Church -- Diocletian's Restoration of Ancient Traditions, and the Great Persecution -- Constantine: The Turning-point -- pt. 2 The Christians and the Roman World -- Introduction -- Christianity and the Culture of the Roman Empire -- The Christian's Attitude to the 'Political Theology' of the Empire and the Imperial Cult -- Aspects of the Relationship Between Church and Society -- Public Opinion and Persecution in the Roman Empire.…”


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Ancient Syria : a three thousand year history by Bryce, Trevor, 1940-

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The early Middle Ages by Daileader, Philip

Table of Contents: “…Long shadows and the Dark Ages ; 2. Diocletian and the crises of the third century ; 3. …”


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The early Middle Ages by Daileader, Philip

Table of Contents: “…Long shadows and the Dark Ages -- lecture 2. Diocletian and the crises of the third century -- lecture 3. …”


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The history of the church from Christ to Constantine by Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340

Table of Contents: “…Gallus to Gallienus: the work of Cyprian and Dionysius: the heresies of Sabellius, Novatus, Nepos, Paul, and the Manichees -- 8. Diocletian to Maximian: persecutions: the imperial recantation -- 9. …”


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The early Middle Ages by Daileader, Philip

Table of Contents: “…Long shadows and the Dark Ages -- lecture 2. Diocletian and the crises of the third century -- lecture 3. …”


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The early Middle Ages by Daileader, Philip

Table of Contents: “…Long shadows and the Dark Ages -- lecture 2. Diocletian and the crises of the third century -- lecture 3. …”


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The Roman imperial coinage

Table of Contents: “…H. Webb.--v. 6. From Diocletian's reform (A.D. 294) to the death of Maximinus (A.D. 313), by C. …”


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The early Middle Ages

Table of Contents: “…Long shadows and the Dark Ages -- lecture 2. Diocletian and the crises of the third century -- lecture 3. …”


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Roman Europe

Table of Contents: “…The Roman Empire from Augustus to Diocletian / Benet Salway : Europe in the empire ; The sources ; From triumvir to princeps ; Government: city and empire ; The governing class ; The emperor and the army ; The transmission of power: Tiberius to the Antonines ; Centre and periphery ; The Augustan settlement renegotiated ; The principate in crisis ; The empire at the accession of Diocletian -- 4. …”


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Imperial Rome AD 193 to 284 : the critical century by Ando, Clifford, 1969-

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Ancient Syria : a three thousand year history by Bryce, Trevor, 1940-

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The decline and fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794

Table of Contents: “…Abdication and retirement of Diocletian and Maximian.…”


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Churchill defiant : fighting on, 1945-1955 by Leaming, Barbara

Table of Contents: “…London, 1952 -- If nothing can be arranged: Jamaica, January 1953 -- The abdication of Diocletian: Buckingham Palace, 1953 -- I have a right to be heard! …”


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Egypt in late antiquity by Bagnall, Roger S.

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The tragedy of empire : from Constantine to the destruction of Roman Italy by Kulikowski, Michael, 1970-

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Western Balkans.

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