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Side 15
He led his Africans to the gates of Rome, where he found three armies in order of
battle, prepared to receive him. But Hannibal dreaded the event of a combat, from
which he could not hope to escape, unless he destroyed the last of his ...
He led his Africans to the gates of Rome, where he found three armies in order of
battle, prepared to receive him. But Hannibal dreaded the event of a combat, from
which he could not hope to escape, unless he destroyed the last of his ...
Side 18
The historian Olympiodorus, who represents the state of Rome when it was
besieged by the Goths,” continues to observe, that several of the richest senators
received from their estates an annual income of four thousand 20 Probus ...
The historian Olympiodorus, who represents the state of Rome when it was
besieged by the Goths,” continues to observe, that several of the richest senators
received from their estates an annual income of four thousand 20 Probus ...
Side 20
... been the subject of minute and laborious disquisition: but as such inquiries
would. 80 Volusius, a wealthy senator (Tacit. Annal. iii. 30), always preferred
tenants born on the estate. Columella, who received this maxim from him, argues
very ...
... been the subject of minute and laborious disquisition: but as such inquiries
would. 80 Volusius, a wealthy senator (Tacit. Annal. iii. 30), always preferred
tenants born on the estate. Columella, who received this maxim from him, argues
very ...
Side 29
... ovens were constructed and maintained at the public expense; and at the
appointed hour, each citizen, who was furnished with a ticket, ascended the flight
of steps, which had been assigned to his peculiar quarter or division, and
received, ...
... ovens were constructed and maintained at the public expense; and at the
appointed hour, each citizen, who was furnished with a ticket, ascended the flight
of steps, which had been assigned to his peculiar quarter or division, and
received, ...
Side 31
191, &c. The expressions of the historian Ammianus are not less strong and
animated than those of the satirist ; and both the one and the other painted from
the life. The numbers which the great Circus was capable of receiving are taken
from ...
191, &c. The expressions of the historian Ammianus are not less strong and
animated than those of the satirist ; and both the one and the other painted from
the life. The numbers which the great Circus was capable of receiving are taken
from ...
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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 |
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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 |