If you have made taxable gifts during your life, the amount of yourpersonal exemption will be reduced by the amount of those taxable gifts. The marital deduction. All property left to a surviving spouse passes free of estate tax.
Basil II was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 976 to 1025. He has been described as hero-monster because he was a powerful and successful ruler, but also one of the most cruel, ruthless and merciless rulers in history. He ruined the lives of all of those who challenged his rule.
Romulus Augustulus was the last Roman Emperor. He ruled for under a year and then he was deposed, and that's pretty much all that we know about him. Every scrap of information about him is included in this book and it isn't much. This book is essentially about the end of the Roman Empire, and the events that led to it.