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Almost a thousand years before the birth of Christ, Greeks rowed west on the Adriatic Sea, landed near what is now Brindisi, and ran form the heel of the boot of Italy to the place where Rome stands today. Hundreds of years later, Romans paved the road from Rome to Brindisi. They did this to support military and commercial needs. In the current era, roads connected the three capital of the Christian world: Rome Ravenna, and Constantinople. Later Roman...
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"Progressive Outrage Explored with Tarot" is a unique collection of Tarot cards and thoughtful political commentary. This book was inspired by the total solar eclipse that crossed the United States on Aug 21st, 2017. President Trump had been in the Oval Office only 7 months, and already Dr. Colvin was worried for the nation. A select 18 cards have been chosen to be depicted from their traditionally inverted meaning or negative aspect. Those cards...
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The Stormbringers are flying to war. But are they prepared for what the aftermath might bring?
Ravenna has spent the last moons preparing her people for war, and now it is time to fly. She knows that this is right, but facing Davorin has consequences that not even she could predict. Reunited with Miska, with Lenore, Ravenna realises that things are not the same s they were in the time she was away, and they may never be again. Was bringing the sylphs...
64) Rent To Kill
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Rent to Kill takes place at Regal Palms; a twelve-story building built in 1958 and located in Sunshine Beach, California. After what appears to be a resident committing suicide by jumping off the building, neighbors Celeste Ravenna (a smart insurance claims adjuster) and Maybel Morgan (the self-proclaimed matriarch of the building) suspect it might have been foul play. When Detective Brian Bahn steps onto the scene, things get even more interesting....
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A dark net tightens on the tiny fishing Scottish fishing community of Kildrumna as conflicting forces loom. Tensions mount between owner of an expanding salmon farming enterprise in the pristine bay, local conservationists and the owners of a sporting lodge. When renowned millionaire environmentalist and keen diver Gunnar Larsen arrives on the scene with his beautiful new wife Ravenna, a deadly chain of events unfolds.
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He's crossed your path more than once, whispering in your ear, pointing out little temptations.
You're more than familiar with him. And yet he's one of the most unknowable beings in all reality. But by the time you're done with this book, he'll be... THE DEVIL YOU KNOW BETTER.
Collected here are twenty twisted tales of encounters with humanity's immortal adversary -- stories that will chill, thrill, incite, and delight -- delivered from...
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IT is known that the expedition conducted by Charles and his son Pepin made a halt of only one week at Ravenna and proceeded to Ancona, whence Pepin, by command of his father, led it through the duchy of Spoleto and invaded Benevento, while Charles, with whom we are now concerned, continued the journey in the direction of Rome. On the twenty-third day of November he was met at Nomentum (the modern Mentana), situated at the fourteenth mile-stone from...
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In the year 493, the leader of a vast confederation of Gothic warriors, their wives, and children personally cut down Odoacer, the man famous for deposing the last Roman emperor in 476. That leader became Theoderic the Great (454-526). This engaging history of his life and reign immerses readers in the world of the warrior-king who ushered in decades of peace and stability in Italy as king of Goths and Romans. Theoderic transformed his roving "warrior...
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Visit historic Italy. 1. VENICE & the ADRIATIC COAST - Our video journey starts at Trieste, showing the well-known watering-places as Jesolo, Rimini, Cattolica and, as a high-light of our tour: Venice. Beaches as long as the eyes can see, hotels of each category, the vivid life of the tourist centers - in short - a wide range for total relaxation is offered. Impressive sights of the inland and a trip to the Lilliputian State of San Marino, with stops...
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This is a guide to a 15 days trip in the north-east of Italy: round trip Venice to Bolzano passing through Grado, Aquileia, Trieste, Pordenone, Udine, Pieve di Cadore, Cortina d'Ampezzo, and returning through Trento, Lake Garda, Verona, Vicenza, Ferrara and Ravenna.
There are extensive descriptions and color photos of the attractions.
It is ideal for use on your smart phone, it contains active links to the web sites of many reviews for the best...
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From the pen of Olivette Devaux, hope springs eternal as young people with unusual talents learn to exist in our modern world. This collection centers around Cooper and Ash, their origins, and the unique forces that brought them together.
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ZERO POWER SIGNATURE: Cooper's mother's concern over his lack of special abilities pits her against Grandma Olga, who sees different futures and fears for her grandson's grip on powers he...
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Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the circumstances of his criminal conviction for gross indecency for consensual homosexual acts in "one of the first celebrity trials", imprisonment, and early death from meningitis...
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Seattle is situated in a region of outstanding scenic beauty, but the forested hills and numerous bodies of water that characterize the city were formidable obstacles to connecting its communities as it grew out from the historic center. Between 1896 and 1930, the city undertook massive landscape regrades, landfills, and waterway cuts to ease movement by land and water. The completion of these efforts allowed for the construction of Seattle's first...
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Grab your walking shoes and become an urban adventurer. Clark Humphrey guides you through 35 unique walking tours in the comprehensive guidebook. Go beyond the obvious mansions, postmodern palaces, and outdoor art. Soak up Seattle's history, parks, and vibe. Wander wide boulevards, narrow cobblestone lanes, and pedestrian pathways to Pioneer Square, Queen Anne Hill, the University of Washington campus, Foster Island, and beyond.
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When the harbinger leads the wolves from the wild
and the price of the world is the life of a child...
Ravenna has returned to the Secret City to warn her people of the rebirth of Gilliath, but she does not find the welcome she expected. Danger stalks the streets of her home. A danger that she alone must fight.
In the ragged hills the town of Keller is besieged by monsters who have already left a trail of desolated towns in their wake. Caught between...
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Merlin prophecy trilogy volume 2
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DEATH OF AN EMPIRE-- THE LEGEND OF MERLIN CONTINUES Merlin is the product of a brutal rape. Determined to uncover his father’s identity, he sets sail from Celtic Britain with his band of loyal companions. Their journey through war-ravaged France, Rome, and Ravenna to Constantinople will push their strength to the limit and shape Merlin’s reputation as a great healer. The Roman Empire is under attack. Bound by an oath to relieve suffering the talented...
77) Fields of Mars
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The war in Gaul is over, but the fight for Rome is only just beginning. Denied his consulship by the senate and nearing the end of his term as governor, Caesar waits at Ravenna with one legion, making a last attempt at reconciliation. Threatened with prosecution if he returns to Rome, just one path is becoming clear: war against the senate.
Fronto and Galronus are bound to the service of the Proconsul, facing a war against other Romans, and able...
78) Bury Me
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I hear screams in my head. I see blood on my hands. When I look in the mirror I see a stranger. How is it that I can remember bits and pieces of my life, but nothing of any importance and nothing that makes any sense? Everything is twisted and nothing is right. I'm choking with every breath I take, suffocating on the unknown. Two days ago, everything changed. Two days ago, the people I should trust the most became strangers in my convoluted head....
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Faith and real life meet head on in the Covenant of Trust series. If you want characters you instantly connect with, authentic struggles that are raw, honest, and platitude-free, wrapped in stories that pull you in and won't let go, you want the COVENANT OF TRUST seriesIn Book 1 CONTINGENCY, that covenant is broken. Bobbi Molinsky's comfortable life is shattered when a forwarded email from her husband's account lands in her inbox. The email teases,...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The city of Venice was built by the Romans, who were a determined people who wanted to resist the changes that swept Europe. They wanted to remain loyal to their state and to one another, and they wanted to remain Catholics in communion with the pope in Rome.
#2 The Venetian lagoon off the coast of Italy was a haunt of fishermen and wharf workers in the Roman...
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