Drawing from a broad range of documentation this book vividly characterizes eleven royal women who are brought visually to life through photographs of over 300 ancient coins and through the author's own illustrations.

Spanning the period from the death of Julius Caesar in 44BC to the third century AD, and with an epilogue surveying empresses of later eras, the author's compelling biographies reveal their remarkable contributions towards the legacy of Imperial Rome.

Examining the wives, daughters, sisters and mothers of emperors, the study includes:

• a pregnant...

In the summer of 1884, two Lucys from Virginia - Lucy Minor Davis (1840-1925) and Lucy Lee Trice (1857-1897) - took a grand tour of Europe. They followed a well-beaten path: home - New York - Ireland - Scotland - England - Netherlands - Belgium - Germany - Austria - Italy - Switzerland - France - England - Scotland - New York - home. The tour featured some rare and unforgettable moments. For example: performances by the legendary actresses Sarah Bernhardt and Mary Anderson, a meeting with the American sculptor Longworth Powers (son of Hiram Powers) at his studio in Florence, a minor eruption...

Meditations on spirit, religion, human nature, relationships, ethics, morals, society, and much more by a woman far ahead of her time Mary Hamilton Caskie was born in 1863 and died in 1958 at the age of 94. Highly educated and from families prominent in Virginia and North Carolina, she spent years on Indian reservations in South Dakota and Arizona as the wife of a government physician. This life proved too much for her and she left her alcoholic husband, returned to the East with her three sons, attended Johns Hopkins University, and dedicated herself to scholarly pursuits and her own...

Two classic romances dealing with the struggle between ancient Rome and Carthage, in the tradition of "Quo Vadis" and "Ben Hur," by a promising young author whose life was cut short in 1930, when he was only 37. Sample reviews for "The Figure in the Sand" from 1924: "'Quo Vadis' has a rival" - San Francisco Bulletin "Mystery, romance and religion woven into one garment with infinite charm..." - Duluth Herald "It is an excellent echo of the type of book of which 'Quo Vadis' is still the shining example." - The New York Times "Picturesque romance - a combination of 'Quo Vadis, ' 'Ben Hur' asnd...

Also available as a Kindle book Full color illustrations of 19 game fish native to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia, with easy to find basic information including scientific and popular names, geographic range, habitat and natural foods, fishing tips and record catches, and more. Fish species covered: American Shad, Atlantic Croaker, Black Drum, Black Seabass, Bluefish, Cobia, Northern Porgy (Scup), Northern Puffer, Red Drum, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout, Spot Croaker, Striped Bass, Summer Flounder, Tautog, Weakfish, White Perch, Whiting, Yellow Perch By the creators of...

(Author's note: SUPERSEDED BY THE FOURTH EDITION, May, 2016.) SECOND EDITION with 27 varieties not in SCBC, including six design types and thirteen mint issues not in the first edition of this book, plus updated population indicators. This is an illustrated guide to the known Irish hammered pennies minted under the Yorkist kings Edward IV and Richard III. It includes a quick index to coin markings, a detailed chronology, and over 100 illustrations, including large format photographs of numerous coin specimens. Jasper Burns is the author of many articles about ancient coins as well as more...