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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... subjects for a work of biographical or historical narrative, entertaining the possibility of writing on Raleigh, on the history of the liberty of the Swiss, and on the history of Florence under the Medicis. On closer inspection, he ...
... subjects for a work of biographical or historical narrative, entertaining the possibility of writing on Raleigh, on the history of the liberty of the Swiss, and on the history of Florence under the Medicis. On closer inspection, he ...
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... subjects; that I am still possessed of health and leisure; that by the practice of writing, some skill and facility must be acquired; and that in the ardent pursuit of truth and knowledge, I am not conscious of decay. To an active mind ...
... subjects; that I am still possessed of health and leisure; that by the practice of writing, some skill and facility must be acquired; and that in the ardent pursuit of truth and knowledge, I am not conscious of decay. To an active mind ...
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... with a troop of horse, or a cohort of foot.53 Trajan and Hadrian formed their cavalry from the same provinces, and the same class of their subjects, which recruited the ranks of the legion. The horses were bred, for the most part,
... with a troop of horse, or a cohort of foot.53 Trajan and Hadrian formed their cavalry from the same provinces, and the same class of their subjects, which recruited the ranks of the legion. The horses were bred, for the most part,
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... subject to the Romans, it formed the eastern frontier of their empire; nor did that province, in its utmost latitude ... subjects to the Roman empire.84 [Egypt.] The geographers of antiquity have frequently hesitated to what portion of ...
... subject to the Romans, it formed the eastern frontier of their empire; nor did that province, in its utmost latitude ... subjects to the Roman empire.84 [Egypt.] The geographers of antiquity have frequently hesitated to what portion of ...
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... subjects and strangers from every part of the world,13 who all introduced and enjoyed the favourite superstitions of their native country.14 Every city in the empire was justified in maintaining the purity of its ancient ceremonies; and ...
... subjects and strangers from every part of the world,13 who all introduced and enjoyed the favourite superstitions of their native country.14 Every city in the empire was justified in maintaining the purity of its ancient ceremonies; and ...
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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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