The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpirePenguin UK, 19. juni 2000 - 848 sider Spanning 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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... 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, and nine hundred and thirty-five.
... 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, and nine hundred and thirty-five.
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Edward Gibbon David Womersley. 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 ...
Edward Gibbon David Womersley. 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 ...
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... provinces by the Arabs, who embraced the religion of Mahomet; the revolt of the Roman people against the feeble princes of Constantinople; and the elevation of Charlemagne, who, in the year eight hundred, established the second, or ...
... provinces by the Arabs, who embraced the religion of Mahomet; the revolt of the Roman people against the feeble princes of Constantinople; and the elevation of Charlemagne, who, in the year eight hundred, established the second, or ...
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... provinces; nor were they disposed to suffer, that those triumphs which their indolence neglected, should be usurped ... province of Britain. In this single instance the successors of Cæsar and Augustus were persuaded to follow the ...
... provinces; nor were they disposed to suffer, that those triumphs which their indolence neglected, should be usurped ... province of Britain. In this single instance the successors of Cæsar and Augustus were persuaded to follow the ...
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... provinces.21 But the death of Trajan soon clouded the splendid prospect; and it was justly to be dreaded, that so many distant nations would throw off the unaccustomed yoke, when they were no longer restrained by the powerful hand which ...
... provinces.21 But the death of Trajan soon clouded the splendid prospect; and it was justly to be dreaded, that so many distant nations would throw off the unaccustomed yoke, when they were no longer restrained by the powerful hand which ...
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CHAPTERS VIIIXIV | |
CHAPTER XV | |
CHAPTERS XVIXXI | |
CHAPTER XXII | |
CHAPTER XXIII | |
CHAPTER XXIV | |
CHAPTERS XXVXXVII | |
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1914 |
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