Fidel Castro (El camino de la resistencia) [Nueva edición]

Este libro indaga con erudici n acad mica y talento literario en el porqu de esta fascinaci n por un emperador romano cuyos actos -extravagantes, de ordinario escandalosos y a menudo repulsivos- simbolizan la decadencia de Roma, y cuyo retorno, sin embargo, siempre se aguard en los siglos posteriores a su muerte con una mezcla de esperanza y miedo. En una revisi n del relato hist rico el experto Edward Champlin expone la l gica que animaba la teatralidad exacerbada de los gestos de Ner n, y que fuentes hostiles e interesadas unidas a la imaginaci n popular aprovecharon Para eternizar la...

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Porfirio de Gaza, así denominado porque fue obispo de la ciudad palestina de Gaza desde el 395 al 420, fue objeto a su muerte de una biografía escrita por su fiel amigo y colaborador el diácono Marco. Narra la vida de Porfirio, primero como monje en Jerusalén y después como obispo hasta el 404 resaltando sus virtudes cristianas, sus milagros y la intensa actividad que desarrolló para cristianizar la ciudad y erradicar los cultos y templos paganos recurriendo incluso a medios violentos gracias al apoyo del emperador Arcadio. La amenidad de la presente Vida es tal que en muchos aspectos...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...