This volume covers such noted figures and topics as: Charlemagne 742-814, King of the Franks (768-814) and Emperor of the Western World Cnaeus Naevius c. 270 B.C.-c. 201 B.C., Latin dramatist and epic poet Strabo c. 63 B.C.-c. 21 B.C., Greek historian and geographer Johannes Tauler c. 1300-1361, German author of sermons