GORGIAS   by Plato   Translated by Benjamin Jowett Contents INTRODUCTION. GORGIAS INTRODUCTION. In several of the dialogues of Plato, doubts have arisen among his interpreters as to which of the various subjects discussed in them is the main thesis. The speakers have the freedom of conversation; no severe rules of art restrict them, and […]

THE WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE THE AGE OF REASON – PART I and II   By Thomas Paine Collected And Edited By Moncure Daniel Conway   VOLUME IV. (1796) Contents THE AGE OF REASON EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION  CHAPTER I – THE AUTHOR’S PROFESSION OF FAITH. CHAPTER II – OF MISSIONS AND REVELATIONS. CHAPTER III – CONCERNING […]

THE WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE By Thomas Paine Edited By Moncure Daniel Conway VOLUME III. 1791-1804 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York London Copyright, 1895 By G. P. Putnam’s Sons Contents INTRODUCTION TO THE THIRD VOLUME. I. THE REPUBLICAN PROCLAMATION II. TO THE AUTHORS OF “LE RÉPUBLICAIN.” III. TO THE ABBÉ SIÈYES IV. TO THE […]

THE WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE VOLUME II. By Thomas Paine Collected And Edited By Moncure Daniel Conway 1779 – 1792 [Redactor’s Note: Reprinted from the “The Writings of Thomas Paine Volume I” (1894 – 1896). The author’s notes are preceded by a “*”. A Table of Contents has been added for each part for the […]

THE AMERICAN CRISIS. EDITOR’S PREFACE. THOMAS PAINE, in his Will, speaks of this work as The American Crisis, remembering perhaps that a number of political pamphlets had appeared in London, 1775-1776, under general title of “The Crisis.” By the blunder of an early English publisher of Paine’s writings, one essay in the London “Crisis” was […]

HISTORY OF FLORENCE AND OF THE AFFAIRS OF ITALY FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE DEATH OF LORENZO THE MAGNIFICENT By Niccolo Machiavelli Contents INTRODUCTION THE FLORENTINE HISTORY OF NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI BOOK I CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII BOOK II CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III […]

AUTOBIOGRAPHY by JOHN STUART MILL CONTENTS CHAPTER I 1806-1819 CHILDHOOD AND EARLY EDUCATION CHAPTER II 1813-1821 MORAL INFLUENCES IN EARLY YOUTH—MY FATHER’S CHARACTER AND OPINIONS CHAPTER III 1821-1823 LAST STAGE OF EDUCATION, AND FIRST OF SELF-EDUCATION CHAPTER IV 1823-1828 YOUTHFUL PROPAGANDISM—THE “WESTMINSTER REVIEW” CHAPTER V 1826-1832 A CRISIS IN MY MENTAL HISTORY—ONE STAGE ONWARD CHAPTER […]

Edward I Longshanks 1272-1307 Edward I (Longshanks) was the eldest son of Henry III and his queen, Eleanor of Provence. Edward was born in 1239 and at the age of only ten he was named governor of Gascony. In 1254, Edward was married to the Princess Eleanor of Castile. Edward began to take a prominent role in matters of […]

Constantine I The Great 307 – 337AD Flavius Valerius Constantinus was the son of Constantius I Chlorus by his first marriage with Helena, known to Christians as St Helena. Constantine was born at Naissus in Upper Moesia on February 27th. The year is not quite certain, however, it was either 280 – 282 or 272 – 273 AD. As […]

Maximinus II As Caesar 305-308 AD As Filius Augustorum 308-309 AD Augustus 309-313 AD Galerius Valerius Maximinus II was a young nephew of the Emperor Galerius, who clearly helped him along with the intension of one day becoming his heir. In 305 AD, Diocletian and Maximianus retired from public officie laying down their ranks as Augustus. Their successors […]