Felix Dahn was a nineteenth century German Professor of Jurisprudence, as well as a historian, novelist and poet, who was greatly admired by his academic contemporaries for his grasp of the historical detail of the periods about which he wrote. He has been well served by this magisterial translation, which at last makes this astonishingly rich novel available to the modern English reader. This is a story - perhaps the story - of the clash between two great civilizations of the sixth centur...

In "A Struggle for Rome, Vol. III," Felix Dahn masterfully blends historical narrative with rich character development, illustrating the tumultuous period of the decline of the Roman Empire. This volume delves into the intricacies of political machinations, military endeavors, and personal conflicts that defined an epoch marked by both chaos and resilience. Dahn's literary style is characterized by vivid descriptions and a keen understanding of the psychological dimensions of his character...

In "Felicitas: A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476," Felix Dahn crafts a vivid narrative that intricately weaves historical events with the human experience of migration and cultural upheaval. Set against the backdrop of the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Dahn employs a rich and immersive literary style that reflects the Romantic period's focus on emotion and individual experience. The novel offers a profound exploration of identity, survival, and the socio-political dynamics that...

A Struggle for Rome (Vol. 1-3) is Felix Dahn's grand historical epic of the Gothic War, dramatizing the fatal contest between the Ostrogothic kingdom in Italy and the reviving imperial power of Byzantium under Justinian. Moving among courts, camps, councils, and battlefields, the novel blends archival learning with romantic intensity, shaping figures such as Theodoric's heirs, Belisarius, Totila, and Narses into agents of historical destiny. Its style is elevated, theatrical, and patriotic...

The second volume of "A Struggle for Rome" continues the epic narrative of the conflict between the Byzantines and the Goths. It follows the intertwining fates of various historical and fictional characters caught up in the chaos of war and political intrigue.Felix Dahn was a German jurist, historian, and writer who drew upon his knowledge of ancient history and medieval literature to craft a vivid and immersive portrayal of this turbulent period in European history. His novel blends eleme...

Journey back to the age of the Roman Empire with Felix Dahn's enthralling historical novel, A Captive of the Roman Eagles. Set against the backdrop of ancient Rome, this gripping tale follows the life of a young Germanic warrior captured by the mighty Roman legions. As a prisoner of war, he must navigate the treacherous world of Roman politics and culture, where loyalty is tested and survival is anything but guaranteed.As the story unfolds, experience the c...

Whoever has been at Friedrichshafen on beautiful Lake Constance, on a clear August day, and watched the sun setting in splendor behind the tops of the beeches of Manzell; whoever has seen the waves of the lake and the snow-capped peaks of the Alps from Sentis to the Allgau Mountains glow in the crimson light, while the notes of the Ave Maria float softly over forest, meadow, and water, will treasure the memory of the peaceful scene throughout his whole life. To this region the story of lit...

Some years ago I was at work in Salzburg: in the library among the old records, and in the Museum of Roman antiquities.My studies were principally concerned with the fifth century: the time when the Germanic tribes invaded these regions, the Roman garrisons retiring with or without resistance, while many settlers remained in the land. Peasants, trades-people, mechanics, would not forsake their homes, nor give up their lucrative occupations, would not quit their valued, long-cherish...

This story, published in Germany under the title of Gelimer is the third volume in the group of romances to which "Felicitas" and "The Captive of the Roman Eagles" belong, and, like them, deals with the long continued conflict between the Germans and the Romans. But in the present novel the scene of the struggle is transferred from the forests of Germania to the arid sands of Africa, and, in wonderfully vivid pen pictures, the author displays the marvellous magnificence surrounding the des...

Timeless Tales of Chivalry gathers fifty works that imagine, inherit, and interrogate the medieval past through romance, adventure, chronicle, gothic fantasy, quest narrative, and historical fiction. Ranging from Arthurian legend and crusading ideals to courtly love, dynastic conflict, religious struggle, and outlawry, the volume places canonical medieval voices beside later reinventions of chivalric culture. Its selection foregrounds the enduring literary power of tournaments, castles, pi...

Whoever has been at Friedrichshafen on beautiful Lake Constance, on a clear August day, and watched the sun setting in splendor behind the tops of the beeches of Manzell; whoever has seen the waves of the lake and the snow-capped peaks of the Alps from Sentis to the Allgau Mountains glow in the crimson light, while the notes of the Ave Maria float softly over forest, meadow, and water, will treasure the memory of the peaceful scene throughout his whole life. To this region the story of lit...

"A Struggle for Rome" is a historical novel trilogy written by Felix Dahn, a German author, and jurist, in the late 19th century. The third volume continues the epic narrative that spans the period of the decline of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. Set in the tumultuous times of Julius Caesar's ascent to power and the subsequent conflicts that ensued, the novel vividly depicts the political intrigue, military campaigns, and personal struggles of the characters caught up...