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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... republic'), stayed with Gibbon until the end of his life (DF, ii. 433). Although, in the midst of the French Revolution, he would claim to 'glory in the character of an Englishman', his aesthetic judgements (as when for instance he ...
... republic'), stayed with Gibbon until the end of his life (DF, ii. 433). Although, in the midst of the French Revolution, he would claim to 'glory in the character of an Englishman', his aesthetic judgements (as when for instance he ...
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... republic of Venice demonstrates: 'It is a saying worthy of the ferocious pride of Attila, that the grass never grew on the spot where his horse had trod. Yet the savage destroyer undesignedly laid the foundations of a republic, which ...
... republic of Venice demonstrates: 'It is a saying worthy of the ferocious pride of Attila, that the grass never grew on the spot where his horse had trod. Yet the savage destroyer undesignedly laid the foundations of a republic, which ...
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... republic of commercial states in which the history of that transformation could itself be written. Gibbon discerns in the leaders of the barbarians new paradigms of the human character, in which qualities previously distinct or contrary ...
... republic of commercial states in which the history of that transformation could itself be written. Gibbon discerns in the leaders of the barbarians new paradigms of the human character, in which qualities previously distinct or contrary ...
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... republic; and the emperors, for the most part, were satisfied with preserving those dominions which had been acquired by the policy of the senate, the active emulation of the consuls, and the martial enthusiasm of the people. The seven ...
... republic; and the emperors, for the most part, were satisfied with preserving those dominions which had been acquired by the policy of the senate, the active emulation of the consuls, and the martial enthusiasm of the people. The seven ...
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... republic almost invincible, could make but a very feeble impression on the mercenary servants of a despotic prince; and it became necessary to supply that defect by other motives, of a different, but not less forcible nature; honour and ...
... republic almost invincible, could make but a very feeble impression on the mercenary servants of a despotic prince; and it became necessary to supply that defect by other motives, of a different, but not less forcible nature; honour 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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