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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We have attempted to explain the spirit which moderated, and the strength which
supported, the power of Hadrian and the Antonines. We shall now endeavour,
with clearness and precision, to describe the provinces once united under their ...
We have attempted to explain the spirit which moderated, and the strength which
supported, the power of Hadrian and the Antonines. We shall now endeavour,
with clearness and precision, to describe the provinces once united under their ...
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The spirit of inquiry, prompted by emulation, and supported by freedom, had
divided the public teachers of philosophy into a variety of contending sects; but
the ingenuous youth, who, from every part, resorted to Athens, and the other
seats of ...
The spirit of inquiry, prompted by emulation, and supported by freedom, had
divided the public teachers of philosophy into a variety of contending sects; but
the ingenuous youth, who, from every part, resorted to Athens, and the other
seats of ...
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They solicited with more ardour, and obtained with more facility, the freedom and
honours of the state; supported the national dignity in letters40 and in arms; and,
at length, in the person of Trajan, produced an emperor whom the Scipios ...
They solicited with more ardour, and obtained with more facility, the freedom and
honours of the state; supported the national dignity in letters40 and in arms; and,
at length, in the person of Trajan, produced an emperor whom the Scipios ...
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By a dangerous exception to the ancient maxims, he was authorized to preserve
his military command, supported by a numerous body of guards, even in time of
peace, and in the heart of the capital. His command, indeed, was confined to ...
By a dangerous exception to the ancient maxims, he was authorized to preserve
his military command, supported by a numerous body of guards, even in time of
peace, and in the heart of the capital. His command, indeed, was confined to ...
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A feeble senate and enervated people cheerfully acquiesced in the pleasing
illusion, as long as it was supported by the virtue, or by even the prudence, of the
successors of Augustus. It was a motive of self-preservation, not a principle of
liberty ...
A feeble senate and enervated people cheerfully acquiesced in the pleasing
illusion, as long as it was supported by the virtue, or by even the prudence, of the
successors of Augustus. It was a motive of self-preservation, not a principle of
liberty ...
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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 |