The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireSpanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, DECLINE & FALL is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature. David Womersley's masterly selection and bridging commentary enables the readerto acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the full variety of Gibbon's achievement. |
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Against the background of the astonishing political manœuvres of 1782-3,
Gibbon resumed work on The Decline and Fall, and by 1783 volume four was
virtually complete. When it was clear that his political masters were going to do
nothing ...
Against the background of the astonishing political manœuvres of 1782-3,
Gibbon resumed work on The Decline and Fall, and by 1783 volume four was
virtually complete. When it was clear that his political masters were going to do
nothing ...
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... the Eastern empire, and expatiates in pleasure on the advances in material
prosperity which had accompanied what he recognizes had also been years of
military set-back and political corruption: Justinian reigned over sixty-four
provinces, ...
... the Eastern empire, and expatiates in pleasure on the advances in material
prosperity which had accompanied what he recognizes had also been years of
military set-back and political corruption: Justinian reigned over sixty-four
provinces, ...
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Justinian reigned over sixty-four provinces, and nine hundred and thirty-five cities
; his dominions were blessed by nature with the advantages of soil, situation, and
climate: and the improvements of human art had been perpetually diffused ...
Justinian reigned over sixty-four provinces, and nine hundred and thirty-five cities
; his dominions were blessed by nature with the advantages of soil, situation, and
climate: and the improvements of human art had been perpetually diffused ...
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The most patient Reader, who computes that three ponderous volumes have
been already employed on the events of four centuries, may, perhaps, be
alarmed at the long prospect of nine hundred years. But it is not my intention to
expatiate ...
The most patient Reader, who computes that three ponderous volumes have
been already employed on the events of four centuries, may, perhaps, be
alarmed at the long prospect of nine hundred years. But it is not my intention to
expatiate ...
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To the dominions of that powerful monarchy, with its recent acquisitions of Alsace
and Lorraine, we must add the dutchy of Savoy, the cantons of Switzerland, the
four electorates of the Rhine, and the territories of Liege, Luxemburgh, Hainault, ...
To the dominions of that powerful monarchy, with its recent acquisitions of Alsace
and Lorraine, we must add the dutchy of Savoy, the cantons of Switzerland, the
four electorates of the Rhine, and the territories of Liege, Luxemburgh, Hainault, ...
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Brukerevaluering - DarthDeverell - LibraryThingIn The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon argues that the loss of civic virtue amongst the Romans enabled barbarian invaders to succeed in their conquest. The book traces the period ... Les hele vurderingen
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Brukerevaluering - SteveJohnson - LibraryThingOne of Gibbons' major theses is that the rise of Christianity, with its emphasis on other-worldly concerns, was a major factor in the decline of the Roman empire. In his notes, Milman, a minister, attempts to counter these conclusions. Les hele vurderingen
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Penguin classics |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Redaktør | David Womersley |
| Bidragsyter | David Womersley |
| Utgave | forkortet |
| Utgiver | Penguin UK, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0141906588, 9780141906584 |
| Lengde | 848 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |