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Carthage (Extinct city) Biography Convents Ireland Fiction Druids and druidism Fiction Elections Ireland Fiction Ireland History To 1172 Fiction Legal stories Nuns Ireland Fiction of Ireland, Saint Brigid approximately 453-approximately 524 Fiction Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.CFreeman, Philip
Summary: Ireland's patron saint has long been shrouded in legend: he drove the snakes out of Ireland; he triumphed over Druids and their supernatural powers; he used a shamrock to explain the Christian mystery of the Trinity. But his true story is more fascinating than the myths. We have no surviving image of Patrick, but we do have two letters that he wrote about himself and his beliefs--letters that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PATRICK FREFreeman, Philip
Summary: "Over two thousand years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome. Hannibal, a daring African general from the city of Carthage, led an army of warriors and battle elephants over the snowy Alps to invade the very heart ofRome's growing empire. But what kind of person would dare to face the most relentless imperial power of the ancient world? How could Hannibal,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HANNIBAL FREFreeman, Philip
Summary: "In an evocative Celtic novel set in a time when druids roamed the land, lively young sister Deirdre embarks on a mission to find the stolen bones of her convent's patron saint. In ancient Ireland, an island ruled by kings and druids, the nuns of Saint Brigid are fighting to keep their monastery alive. When the bones of Brigid go missing from their church, the theft threatens to destroy all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FRECicero, Quintus Tullius.
Summary: Presents an ancient Roman guide to campaigning for modern politicians. Presented in English and Latin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.7 CICFriedman, Philip
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Publisher / Publication Date: D. Fine, c1990. 1988