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The Roman Republic, and later the Roman Empire, was an unusual conqueror because it would absorb and assimilate elements of the cultures it dominated. A standing practice was to allow the defeated to continue practicing their culture and religion so long as they paid their taxes on time. Such a procedure was part of why Christianity would seep into the Roman Empire around the 1st century CE, for example. For the Etruscans, this meant they influenced aspects of Roman civilization, one of the most powerful cultures in the history of the Western world.

The Hundred Years' War changed language, national identity, weaponry, and even the way people think about war. It is part of the greater narrative of human history and gives a snapshot of how human nature can behave when pressed by the extremity of such a conflict - sometimes with unspeakable honor and courage and other times with cowardice, selfishness, and arrogance.

The themes of the history of Cuba are as vast as they are inspiring. Cuba has stared death in the face throughout its rocky history, and most of the time it has gazed into the eyes of death and smiled. Over and over, oppressors have attempted to seize this island and its riches for their own selfish purposes. And over and over, revolutions have risen up to conquer in an attempt to return Cuba to its people. The story of Cuba is a tale of courage and sacrifice, of horrific oppression and inspiring vision.

All in all, Japan seems to be a country of paradoxes and oppositions, of yin and yang. Yet it doesn’t seem to suffer from it; instead, it is thriving, growing, and developing, and it has been doing so for a long time. From those contradictions, a sense of unity and pride arose, guiding Japanese history and civilizational development through the ages, leaving an unquestionable mark on the world heritage and mankind. But this is only the surface of an astonishing culture that deserves a deeper look.

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Renaissance, then pay attention.

Lady Charlotte is bereft. Betrothed to a man she had never even met, she wishes her young life was over. Then, at a masked ball, chance leads her into the arms of a handsome stranger. He introduces her to a world of sin, where pleasure and pain mingle to create one delicious whole. The passion that she feels for him is without limit, her lust uncontrollable.

As some of the richest and most influential men in the world, there wasn't much that Colder and his friends hadn't experienced. Still, no amount of money could have provided the intense and tantalizing kind of intimacy they all had with one another when Colder, Justin, Bryan, and Simon were all able to get together for their "special" retreat. For nine days out of the year, these powerful men unwind with one another as they escape to the tropical paradise of the Bahamas.

Mike's a young single guy with a couple of big problems. First, he's got a major crush on a cutie at work who is saving herself for marriage. Second, he's attracted to his buxom blonde neighbor with a ten-inch secret! Find out what he does to navigate such a mess in the first installment of the series.

The Mycenaeans were the first advanced civilization to develop on mainland Greece, and were responsible for much of the urban organization and cultural development seen in the early ancient Greeks. The Mycenaeans created sprawling palatial states, unique and sophisticated works of art, and possessed a writing system that could be used to make records.

Daringly, I suggested to my husband Jared that, perhaps, our sex life had become stagnant. Our sex was okay, but it wasn’t exciting. Certainly not in the way it once was. We needed to spice things up. But the very thought of suggesting such a thing was a daunting prospect, let alone suggesting what I had in mind: a cuckold with another man. Would the mere mention of experimenting with our sex life in such a drastic way hurt Jared?

Derek has been looking for his dream girl, but when he finally finds her, is she his dream girl or just a nightmare? This is a story of romance, love, and deception.

When his handsome new boyfriend reveals a kink for spanking, Kevin is only too keen to get involved. That gets him a lot more than a firm hand when Dillon takes control. Cuffed and blindfolded, Kevin becomes a submissive plaything as his boyfriend takes advantage of his willingness to give them a night to remember.

Clive is smack in the middle of a schoolyard conundrum. His reputation precedes him, even if it is completely inaccurate. He can't possibly share the truth of what happened that one fateful day in the principal's office, even if he'd be regaled by his classmates as a hero for the sudden replacement of mean, old Principal Parker with a younger, sweeter, sexier version who actually is Principal Parker herself. But when the two prettiest girls in the whole school accuse Clive of being a girl-hitter, Clive just has to do something about it.

Enter the world of a hot and sexy dominant alpha male and his boy! The boy is cute, slender, and extremely submissive! He has been trained well and is ready to please his daddy to the best of his ability.

The great Texan Sam Houston had an unusual upbringing: at age 16 he ran away from home to live with the Cherokee Indians. His three years with this adopted family shaped the course of his entire life. He went on to a life of military and political service, advocating all the while for the rights and protections of the Native Americans. He was elected first president of the Republic of Texas, saw to the union of Texas with the US, served as a general in the Mexican-American war, and became the first and only US governor to have previously been head of a foreign state.

Mike has carefully sheltered his stepdaughter Jenny, but now that she has turned 18, he realizes he does not want to allow her to lose her virginity on prom night to her boyfriend Brian. His lessons to her on preserving her virginity by performing fellatio lead to the two of them exploring their forbidden feelings for one another.

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Middle Ages, then pay attention...One of the least understood periods of European history occurred between the 6th century and the 14th or 15th century (depending on which historian you ask). Commonly called the Middle Ages, this was a time period of extreme change for Europe, beginning with the fall of the Western Roman Empire. To a continent that had seen a drastic shift in the power structure, the world seemed to be particularly harsh. Rome had been a major player across Europe for well over a millennium. Then it was gone.

Blake Cabello attends college on a football scholarship. He lives in a frat house and easily up to his reputation as a hot jock, until his father decides to get remarried. Jamie Rush was a senior in high school and living a quiet life with his mom when she married Blake’s dad. Jamie came out to her and his friends in Oregon years before and his new step-father and step-brother, as masculine as they both are, don’t seem to have a problem with that. That is until Jamie leaves for college and the same fraternity house that his step-brother has lived in for the past year.

Sam's been dumped by his girlfriend for looking at naughty pictures on the Internet, and despite his repeated explanations, she refuses to take him back. Currently staying on his friend's sofa, and drinking far too much, he's quickly heading on a downward spiral of self-destruction nobody seems to be able to stop. One Sunday evening, when all the alcohol in the house has been finished, Sam heads into town, desperate for a nightcap. He wanders into a gay bar, and finds himself the star attraction in a cabaret, when he agrees to make out with the host for the possibility of a prize. When she invites him back to her place for the night, impressed by his moves, Sam's secret long-held fantasies come spectacularly true.

The themes of the history of Cuba are as vast as they are inspiring. Cuba has stared death in the face throughout its rocky history, and most of the time it has gazed into the eyes of death and smiled. Over and over, oppressors have attempted to seize this island and its riches for their own selfish purposes. And over and over, revolutions have risen up to conquer in an attempt to return Cuba to its people.