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The Cid, an Arab nickname meaning "the Lord", has been called the "most famous Spaniard of all time". Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar was a Castillan military and political leader in medieval Spain. He was an outstanding general, first leading the Spanish against the Moors in victorious battles, then working as a mercenary-general for whoever would require a war won. He eventually captured the city of Valencia, keeping it to himself and ruling it until his death. His remarkable military ability made him the legendary national hero of Spain. He remains an idolized figure in Spain, and his name has been immortalized in every form of story.

Known as a very strong man and an expert shot, William Tell took part in the resistance against the rule of the Habsburg, the emperors of Austria who had vowed to dominate his country. He was arrested for disobedience, which led to the cruelest punishment a prince could think of. Tell famously succeeded, but this was not to be the end of his tribulation. His struggle for liberty eventually sparked a rebellion which marked History.

《诗经》是中国最早的诗歌总集。收入自西周初年至春秋中叶大约五百多年的诗歌。…… 《詩經》是中國最早的詩歌總集。收入自西周初年至春秋中葉大約五百多年的詩歌。

The setting of 1st and 2nd Maccabees is about a century and a half after the conquest of Judea by the Greeks under Alexander the Great. It tells how the Greek ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes attempted to suppress the Jewish religion, resulting in the Maccabean Revolt from 175 to 134 BCE.

A NVT (Nova Versão Transformadora) resgata o prazer na leitura da Bíblia Sagrada, graças à cuidadosa escolha de palavras no português contemporâneo que expressam com a máxima fidelidade os textos escritos em suas línguas originais, proporcionando o entendimento da Palavra de Deus com extraordinária clareza.

Joan of Arc is one of the most astounding heroins in French history. Her achievements leave anyone who knows her story shaking his head in amazed wonder. A small peasant girl born in Domrémy, she said she was visited by the Archangel Michael, Saint Margaret and Saint Catherine, who instructed her to support the King Charles VII to recover France from English domination. It was the end of the Hundred Years' war, and the French army was miserable, almost defeated, and hopeless; but the young maiden obeyed the voice that spoke to her and took arms, eventually leading a galvanized army to astounding victories. She was later caught by a coalition allied with the English; the ensuing story of her trial and eventual execution at the stake is one of the most distressing episodes of history, with lies and manipulation forcing a political agenda against all evidence.

El libro narra la fundación de la Iglesia cristiana y la expansión del cristianismo por el Imperio romano.

Nu se poate sa nu te întrebi, din cînd în cînd, cum se face ca cei virtuosi au necazuri, în vreme ce pacatosii o duc bine. si, în definitiv, cum se împaca portretul unui Dumnezeu bun, iubitor, milostiv, cu existenta ubicua a raului în lume. Acestea sunt întrebarile Cartii lui Iov. Ea nu vine cu raspunsuri ultime. Dar îsi arata ca, punîndu-si asemenea întrebari, esti într-o buna si veche companie. Si ca, pîna sa ai un raspuns, te poti bucura de o capodopera a poeziei vechi-testamentare.

Es el compendio de las meditaciones de Salomón. Tras investigar la vida y ver que todo es vanidad, discurre que lo único importante en la vida es guardar la Palabra de Dios, por la cual seremos juzgados.

Thought to have been lost for over 2000 years, "The Book of Enoch" resurfaced in 1773 and sparked an ongoing debate among historians and theologians on whether this ancient book was actually authored by Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah. However, all recognise "The Book of Enoch" as one of the most essential apocalyptic works outside of the Bible. This 1917 translation by R. H. Charles is professionally narrated by Christopher Glyn, and it aims to provide those curious to know the contents of this cryptic and mysterious book with an enjoyable way to do so.

The beautiful Sheherazade, threatened with death, manages to postpone the fatal day by telling one marvellous story every night. The stories themselves are folk tales, fairy tales and poems collected over many centuries, from ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Mesopotamian, Indian, and Egyptian folklore and literature. This makes The Arabian Nights a priceless treasure, as it takes us to the very roots of our culture in a delightful and passionate way...

October 2016: In America, the election is a few weeks away. Journalist Grace Elliott has just landed a scoop that she believes will make her career. A porn star is willing to talk about her affair with the man some hope and many fear will become the next president of the United States. But no one will touch it. Not even Grace's boss, the right-wing publisher of America's leading tabloid. Instead, Grace is sent to Europe where she discovers a story so big, so explosive that it could decide the American election and launch a new Cold War.

On August 24 and 25 in the year 79 A.D., a Volcanic eruption from Mt. Vesuvius spewed fire, lava, smoke, and ash upon the city of Pompeii, burying it and many of its inhabitants. Before this catastrophe, the streets of Pompeii had been bustling with the activity of its people, busy with commerce supported by its shipping trade and its role as a link between interior Italy and the outside world. In Pompeii, based on the Time Life Books series Lost Civilizations, you'll visit this ancient, lost city as it was in its heyday and how it exists today, its ruins lying in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius.

No es de extrañar que los clásicos chinos sobre el arte de la guerra sean tan populares en nuestro tiempo. No es tan solo el hecho de que los chinos, tras siglos de guerras, llegaron a un conocimiento profundo de la estrategia y sus circunstancias, sino la forma en que plasmaron ese conocimiento. Allá donde los manuales occidentales se centraban en las siempre cambiantes armas y tácticas, los autores orientales buscaron una visión más universal de este tema y, al mismo tiempo, más humana.

Мы многим обязаны веку Просвещения. Именно тогда сложилась ситуация сосуществования двух типов поэзии: высокая, серьезная, официальная, державная и ерничающая, непечатная, вовсю матерящаяся. Причем вторая издевательски пародировала первую, передразнивая ее патетический тон и в то же время перенасыщая стихотворный текст низкой, бранной лексикой.

El Libro de Isaías (en hebreo, ספר ישעיהו‎‎, sɛ.fɛr jə.ʃaʕ.ˈjɑː.hu) es el primero de los Nevi'im en el Tanaj judío y el primero de los Profetas Mayores en la Biblia cristiana. El libro es identificado por un sobrescrito como la obra del profeta del siglo VIII a. C. Isaías ben Amoz, pero hay amplia evidencia de que gran parte de este fue compuesto durante la cautividad de Babilonia y después.

Sadece bir din âlimi ya da mütercim değil, felsefe konuları ile de yakından ilgilenen ve felsefi çeviriler de yapan bir düşünür; Elmalılı Muhammed Hamdi Yazır... Bugün de ‘en güvenilir Türkçe meal’ kabul edilen çalışma için TBMM tarafından Diyanet İşleri Reisliği görevlendirildi ve halk arasında itibar görecek bir tercümenin hazırlanması kararlaştırıldı. Atatürk’ün de yakından takip ettiği çalışmaya 1926'da başlayan Elmalılı, ‘Hak Dini Kur'an Dili’ adını verdiği eserini 1938'de tamamladı.

El Éxodo es el segundo libro de la Biblia. Se trata de un texto tradicional que narra la esclavitud de los hebreos en el antiguo Egipto y su liberación a través de Moisés, quien los condujo hacia la Tierra prometida.En el judaísmo, el libro del Éxodo forma parte del canon, encontrándose contenido en la Torá y formando uno de los cinco libros del Pentateuco, que forman la primera parte de la Biblia hebrea.En el cristianismo, el libro del Éxodo también forma parte del canon y se encuentra en el Antiguo Testamento.

The Holy Quran is comprised of 114 suwar (plural of surah, or chapter), each divided into verses. The shortest surah (Al-Kawthar) has only three verses while the longest (Al-Baqarah) contains 286 verses.

Se desconoce su verdadero autor. Tampoco puede ser datada con precisión, aunque existe consenso en que fue escrita entre los años 60 y 65 del siglo I. Como los otros libros del Nuevo Testamento, está escrita en griego. Su texto es de una gran densidad teológica y su estilo es solemne, casi litúrgico. El autor parece tener un dominio excepcional del Antiguo Testamento, que cita frecuentemente, acudiendo a la versión griega de la Biblia de los Setenta..