Avalon Codex
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Avalon Codex
Author: Andrew Mutter
language: en
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Release Date: 2024-10-11
In a race against time, the Alliance of Man must locate the cradle of its birth, the Garden of Eden, or perish. Hunted by the Covenant of Nine, dark seraphim who seek to dominate and destroy mankind. Aided and guided by the Valerian, an Amazonian race of warriors whose loyalties are a mystery. Watched by the Silver Host, light seraphim who may have good intentions but seem limited in their ability to act. In an act of desperation, a small elite group is formed with the mandate to break in to Eden. Included in this venture are the Arch Wizards of the four elemental schools of magic and the Assassins Guild. Within its gates they seek an artifact that could save them from their fate. But Eden is a warren filled with hidden traps and supernatural creatures both terrible and powerful. Meanwhile, on another plane, the Silver Host seek to aid mankind by finishing a war that has seemed unending. Seeking to tip the balance of power on the material plane with their actions in the celestial realm.
The Encyclopedia of Tarot
Provides information on every important theory and interpretation and every recognized deck, illustrating and commenting on the symbolism of the early Tarocchi decks and the major later decks.
Emperor Leo III the Isaurian
Author: Peter Crawford
language: en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date: 2024-12-30
The Roman Empire (long since ruled from Constantinople) was in a perilous and tumultuous position in the early eighth century. Surrounded by expansionist enemies, most notably the Muslim Arab Umayyad Caliphate but also the Khazars, Slavs, Avars, Bulgars and Lombards, it was also riven by religious controversy and internal political instability. When a plot brought Leo III to the throne in 717, he was the fourth Emperor since Justinian II’s assassination six years earlier. Within weeks of his accession he was faced with the year-long siege of his capital by the Arabs. The siege was eventually broken (with the help of the secret weapon, Greek fire) but was only the first of many crises Leo faced in his twenty-four-year reign. His tenure saw a number of rebellions, and Peter Crawford considers how Leo dealt with these (and the extent to which his own policies caused them). Space is given to the great religious development of his reign, the initiation of Iconoclasm, its impact on the empire and its tainting of the reputation of Leo and much of his dynasty. He also considers various aspects of Leo’s administration: coinage, provincial infrastructure, civil law and foreign policy. This is a thorough and fascinating reassessment of a ruler who brought the Empire from the brink of extinction and maintained it through a time of real crisis.