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>Prologues to Ancient and Medieval History: A Reader
>The volume consists of more than 80 historical prologues and prefatory epistles from the fifth century BC to the fourteenth century.

Holy based. 80 prologues in a row??!

>> No.16148046

I'm addicted to masturbation. I want to read books like this again. Please help me quit this so I can get on with what I want to do.

>> No.16148129

hallelujah

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>>16148029
OAAAAAAH I'M PROLOOOOOOOOGING

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>>16148029
Can you explain what this means? I played the game Kingdom Come and really loved the medieval history in the game. I'd love to know more about medieval history in general.

What's this book about?

>> No.16148605

>>16148029
>>16148598
>The purpose of a prologue in the ancient and medieval world was to define the subject of the work, explain the author's motives and methodology, and obtain the reader's approval of his position. This volume brings together for the first time the most important historical prologues of the European tradition for a period of almost two millennia.
Excuse my ignorance, but what do you think I could get out of this book?

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>>16148598
>>16148605
>>16148029
https://books.google.com/books?id=GcjrAQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

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>>16148029
Here's a retail PDF if anyone's interested in the ebook (I checked and it wasn't on libgen)
>https://files.catbox.moe/xcjl3p.pdf

>> No.16149066

>>16148704
Anything worth reading?

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>>16148704

Thanks

>> No.16149716

>>16149066

I'm a sucker for Tacitus:

>the story i now commence is rich in vicissitudes, grim with warfare, torn by civil strife, a tale of horror even during times of peace. it tells of four emperors slain by the sword, three civil wars, an even larger number of foreign wars, and some that were both at once; successes in the East, disaster in the West, disturbance in illyricum, disaffection in the provinces of Gaul, the conquest of Britain and its immediate loss, and the rising of the sarmatian and the suevic tribes. it tells of how Dacia had the privilege of exchanging blows with Rome, and how a pretender claiming to be nero almost deluded the Parthians into declaring war. at this time italy was also afflicted with new disasters, or disasters it had not witnessed for a long period of years. towns along the rich coast of Campania were submerged or buried. the city was devastated by fires, ancient temples were destroyed, and the Capitol itself was fired by Roman hands. sacred rites were grossly profaned, and there were scandals in high places. the sea swarmed with exiles and the island cliffs were red with blood. Worse horrors reigned in the city. to be rich or well-born, to hold or refuse office were grounds for accusation; merit of any kind meant certain ruin. nor were the informers more hated for their crimes than for their rewards. some carried off a priesthood or the consulship as their prize; others won offices and influence in the imperial household. the hatred and fear they inspired worked universal havoc. slaves were bribed against their masters, freedmen against their patrons, and if a man had no enemies he was ruined by his friends.

The man had a way with words.