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Achilles is a legendary hero and commander of the Myrmidon army, but a leader is defined by those who follow him. What manner of men fought beside Achilles in the crucible of war? Stelios, lifelong friend of Achilles, is summoned upon his death to Mount Olympus to share with the gods what fire guides the hearts of mortals. Stelios recounts his past—his liberation as a boy at the hands of the Myrmidons, his induction into their ranks, and the life-changing lessons they instilled within him. He trains and grows alongside Achilles, and watches as the meek boy he knew in his youth transforms into a relentless warrior. They become brothers, these men in black armor, defined by their decision to carry the most brutal burdens. In time, as violence scars their shields and bodies, they learn that the morals and creeds they were raised upon have begun to fracture. As Stelios grapples with the futility of a life lived only for war, he seeks solace in his wife and a young boy he rescues and takes in as his own—a boy who will one day face his own mysterious destiny. As the darkness in the Myrmidons deepens, Stelios battles to protect those he loves, even if they stand against him. In the pursuit of peace, Stelios must sacrifice everything.

Michael Moore, priest, philosopher and education-alist, was one of the most prominent Irish émigré scholars of the 17th and early 18th centuries. He rose to prominence when he returned to Dublin in the late 1680s and is known to Irish historians as the first Catholic provost of Trinity College (his tenure ended dramatically when he clashed with James II over his ecclesiastical policies and was banished as a result). During a successful career in France and Italy, Moore became the only Irish rector of the University of Paris. He also published three works of philosophy, defending Aristotle against the 'new philosophy' of Descartes and the Cartesians. This book offers a significant case study of the experience of Irish clerical and student migrants in early modern Europe.

This volume repositions early modern Catholic abroad colleges in their interconnected regional, national and transnational contexts. From the 16th century, Irish, English and Scots Catholics founded more than 50 colleges in France, Flanders, Spain, Portugal, the Papal States and the Habsburg Empire. At the same time, Catholics in the Dutch Republic, the Scandinavian states and the Ottoman Empire faced comparable challenges and created similar institutions. Until their decline in the late-18th century, tens of thousands of students passed through the colleges. Traditionally, these institutions were treated within limiting denominational and national contexts. This collection explores the colleges' institutional interconnectivity and their interlocking roles as instruments of regional communities, dynastic interests and international Catholicism.

Historical work on the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries suggests that as nation-states were solidifying throughout Western Europe, exiled groups tended to develop rival national identities—an occurrence that had been fairly uncommon in the two preceding centuries. Diaspora Identities draws on eight case studies, ranging from the early modern period through the twentieth century, to explore the interconnectedness of exile, nationalism, and cosmopolitanism as concepts, ideals, attitudes, and strategies among diasporic groups. Die hier versammelten Studien eröffnen neue Perspektiven auf Nationalismus und Kosmopolitismus. Sie machen deutlich, dass schon vor dem »nationalen « 19. Jahrhundert im Kontext von Diaspora, Exil und Migration Identitäten und Verhaltensweisen entstanden, die zugleich kosmopolitisch und nationalistisch waren.

The early-modern British state relied on a range of educated clerical and lay elites for its maintenance and expansion, and provision for their development was a crucial state responsibility resulting in a proliferation of universities, colleges and schools. From the 1560s, the Protestant education monopoly made domestic provision for the education of Catholic clerical and lay elites impossible, forcing alternatives to be sought abroad. Dealing comparatively with the histories of the resulting Irish, English and Scots colleges, this book explores the disproportionately important role these institutions played in the lives of early British and Irish Catholics. Bringing together original research on the colleges and their networks written by established and emerging scholars, the collection provides important new perspectives on college networks and individual institutions drawing on pioneering research. In particular, the collection addresses three central features of the collegesâe(tm) histories, assessing their social and financial histories and examining their funding and how this influenced their development. It also looks at the cultural and intellectual contributions of the colleges to the development of Irish, English and Scots Catholicism, particularly through histories of early modern print culture. The book deliberately brings together work on the Irish, English and Scots Colleges in in a comparative and consciously interdisciplinary framework that draws on historical philosophical, literary and cultural perspectives. In so doing the volume not only provides an exciting collection of the most up-to-date work on the subject, but suggests further avenues of research on the Irish, English and Scots Colleges.

'Chambers Spanish Pocket Dictionary' packs a wealth of useful, current vocabulary into a handy and accessible format, making it the perfect dictionary to have to hand when using everyday Spanish.

From the award-winning author comes a much-anticipated sequel to the Scottish Crime Book of the Year The Quaker...