Legions of Hell (1987) (edit title/settings)

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• Dante Alighieri: English: poet, author of the Inferno.
• Julius Caesar: Caius Julius Caesar. Latin: dictator of Rome but never was Emperor. He was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15) 44 B.C. by a faction of the nobility who ostensibly feared he would establish a monarchy, but diminution of aristocratic privilege may have been an equal motive: Julius was more noted for his revolutionary activities on behalf of commons' rights than for assumption of monarchial powers.
• Augustus: Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus, born Gaius Octavius, Julius Caesar's adopted son (actually his grand-nephew). He was the first Emperor of Rome.
• Niccolo Machiavelli: Italian: author of The Prince, supporter of Cesare Borgia.

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• adsum: Latin: I'm here.
• Acduan: English: belonging to the Aedui tribe, modern Burgundy.
• Aelius: Latin: clan name of Hadrian.
• Agamemnon: Greek: king of Mycenae in Greece, attacker of Troy in the Trojan war.
• Agathodemas: Greek: (lit. Goodpeople) a Byzantine.
• Agrippa: Latin: a general who served Augustus and who was chosen by him as heir: he died before Augustus.
• Agrippina: Latin: daughter of Agrippa, mother of Caligula; also Agrippina the Younger, daughter of Agrippina, who was the mother of Nero, murdered by him when he had to take power away from her.
• Ahmose: Egyptian: a very common name roughly equivalent to John in frequency, probably the original of Moses. Also the pharaoh Ahmose, the liberator of Egypt from the foreigners: grandfather of Hatshepsut.
• Ahriman: Middle Eastern: Zoroastrian power of darkness.
• Akkad: Middle Eastern: variant spelling of Agade, the kingdom of Sargon, betweenthe Tigris and Euphrates.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Kings in Hell.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. C. J. Cherryh (Author)

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• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Authors, A-Z › ( C ) › Cherryh, C.J.
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy