A new series which forsees the publishing of more than thirty titles devoted to important personalities and to the crucial moments of world history. From Julius Caesar to Frederick I Barbarossa to Hitler and Hermann Göring, to discovering Ebla, to the undertakings of the Knights Templar, from the role of the Inquisition toWorldWar I, the topics are edited by renowned historians such as Jacques Le Goff, Franco Cardini, Gianni Oliva, Gustavo Corni and archaelogists such as Edda Bresciani and Paolo Matthiae. The topics are presented in a simple manner in order to appeal to a wide public, although they are based on accurate historical accounts.