Historical studies
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Medieval Theory of International Relations
In the Middle Ages local dominion took the place of world dominion, and the principles of universal law were pushed…
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Feudalism in Medieval Era
From the point of view of political institutions, the early medieval period was characterized, not only by the formation of a…
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The Holy Roman Empire
Throughout the whole period of feudal anarchy, the ideal of an empire, and of an emperor whose authority must be…
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The Relation of Spiritual to Secular Authority
The Relation of Spiritual to Secular Authority. In the early days of Roman Christianity, the emperor had been recognized as head of…
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The Nature of Medieval Political Thought
During the greater part of the medieval period, political life was influenced but little by conscious purpose or by deliberately…
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Contributions of Roman Political Thought
The political ideals of the Greeks and of the Romans were complementary, each being strong where the other was weak. In…
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The Rise of the Papacy
During the Early Church, the bishops of Rome enjoyed no temporal power until the time of Constantine. After the Fall…
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Political Theory in the Early Church
The founder of Christianity had little interest in political doctrines. In appealing to the lowly and oppressed, the importance of…
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St. Augustine The City of God
While the writings of St. Augustine (A.D. 354-430) belong to the period of the Church Fathers just considered, and represent…
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Political Ideas of the Teutons
The Teutonic invaders who overthrew the empire not only added young, vigorous, and healthy population to the decadent Roman people,…
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher and Academic Skeptic, who tried to uphold optimal principles during…
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All about People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Algeria i/ælˈdʒɪəriə/ (Arabic: الجزائر, al-Jazā’ir; Berber and Algerian Arabic: Dzayer or Ldzayer, French: Algérie), officially the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria (Al Jumhuriyah al Jazairiyah ad…
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