Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is …

The translation of The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Anto-ninus that is reproduced here is the first edition published in Glasgow by Robert Foulis in 1742.

The Emperor is the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people, deriving his position from the will of the people with whom resides sovereign power (the Constitution of Japan, Article 1).

The emperor cannot have been regarded, at least in his lifetime, as literally superhuman, even though he was honored as a god with every outward show of reverence.

Genealogy of the Emperors of Japan The information is based, in general, on the Record of — 47 Imperial Lineage. —4 Emperor Itoku (B. C. 510-B. C. 477) 14 Emperor Chuai —5 Emperor …

Most importantly, the whole parade was headed by silver statues of the reigning emperor Trajan and his wife Plotina. These shimmering images of Roman rule were linked directly in one long …

In the summer of 1793, after a nine-month sea voyage from England, the British expedition led by Lord Macartney dropped anchor to begin the overland journey to the Imperial court at Peking.