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Side 35
Such was the state of Rome under the reign of Honorius, at the time when the
Gothic army formed the siege, or rather the blockade, of the city.” By a skilful
disposition of his numerous forces, who impatiently watched the moment of an
assault, ...
Such was the state of Rome under the reign of Honorius, at the time when the
Gothic army formed the siege, or rather the blockade, of the city.” By a skilful
disposition of his numerous forces, who impatiently watched the moment of an
assault, ...
Side 43
The artificial moles, which formed the narrow entrance, advanced far into the sea,
and firmly repelled the fury of the waves, while the largest vessels securely rode
at anchor within three deep and capacious basins, which received the northern ...
The artificial moles, which formed the narrow entrance, advanced far into the sea,
and firmly repelled the fury of the waves, while the largest vessels securely rode
at anchor within three deep and capacious basins, which received the northern ...
Side 62
The hundred basins of gold and gems, presented to Placidia at her nuptial feast,
formed an inconsiderable portion of the Gothic treasures; of which some
extraordinary specimens may be selected from the history of the successors of
Adolphus.
The hundred basins of gold and gems, presented to Placidia at her nuptial feast,
formed an inconsiderable portion of the Gothic treasures; of which some
extraordinary specimens may be selected from the history of the successors of
Adolphus.
Side 69
... suppose that their inclinations could be divided only between the emperor
Honorius, with whom they had formed a recent alliance, and the degraded
Attalus, whom they reserved in their camp for the occasional purpose of acting
the part of a ...
... suppose that their inclinations could be divided only between the emperor
Honorius, with whom they had formed a recent alliance, and the degraded
Attalus, whom they reserved in their camp for the occasional purpose of acting
the part of a ...
Side 80
privileges and importance.” Each of these cities, as in all the other provinces of
the empire, formed a legal corporation, for the purpose of regulating their
domestic policy; and the powers of municipal government were distributed
among annual ...
privileges and importance.” Each of these cities, as in all the other provinces of
the empire, formed a legal corporation, for the purpose of regulating their
domestic policy; and the powers of municipal government were distributed
among annual ...
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Brukerevaluering - Smiley - LibraryThingGibbon's third volume of The Decline and Fall seems to stray from the purpose stated in volume one. I think he just got carried away by the sweep of history. The melodious style and easy learning are still present but I was suffering from Gibbon fatigue by the third volume and we were off course. Les hele vurderingen
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1841 |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 2 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1901 |
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, Volum 5 Edward Gibbon,Henry Hart Milman Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1900 |
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 3 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Henry Hart Milman |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Redaktør | William Smith |
| Utgiver | National Library, 1900 |
| Original fra | University of California Irvine |
| Digitalisert | 3. mar 2017 |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |