Colin Gubbins was a British army officer and specialist in irregular warfare who became head of the Special Operations Executive in 1943. He oversaw support for […]
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Crixus was a Gallic gladiator and one of the principal leaders of the slave uprising associated with Spartacus from 73 to 71 BC. At some point […]
Cyril of Alexandria is represented in the linked non-fiction through religion, belief and institutional authority, political ambition and government, and family, marriage and personal loyalty. These […]
Danaus was a legendary king associated with Argos and the father of the Danaids. His flight from Egypt and the forced marriages of his daughters create […]
Demosthenes was an Athenian statesman and orator who opposed the expansion of Macedon. His speeches urged resistance to Philip II and later made him a symbol […]
Dewan Mulraj was the governor of Multan whose revolt helped trigger the Second Anglo-Sikh War. A dispute over his replacement escalated after British officers were killed, […]
Diodorus Siculus was a Greek historian of the first century BC. His Library of History attempted a universal narrative from mythic times to his own age […]
Elagabalus was a teenage Roman emperor from Emesa in Syria who ruled from AD 218 to 222. As hereditary priest of the sun god Elagabal, he […]
Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher who lived under the Roman Empire. Born into slavery, he taught that freedom depends on distinguishing what lies within personal […]
Eteocles was a son of Oedipus who rules Thebes and refuses to surrender the throne to his brother Polynices. The resulting attack by the Seven against […]