The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireCosimo, Inc., 1. jan. 2008 - 524 sider The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is Edward Gibbon's magnum opus, written and published over a 13-year period beginning in 1776. It not only chronicles the events of the downfall starting with the end of the rule of Marcus Aurelius, but proposes a theory as to why Rome collapsed: the populace, Gibbon theorizes, lost its moral fortitude, its militaristic will, and its sense of civic duty. History is considered a classic in world literature, and Gibbon is sometimes called the first "modern historian" for his insistence upon using primary sources for his research. Many scholars today still use his highly regarded work as reference. In this last of seven volumes, readers will find Chapter 64 ("Moguls, Ottoman Turks") through Chapter 71 ("Civil Prospect of the Ruins of Rome in the Fifteenth Century"), which cover the establishment of the Mogul empire and their conquests of China, Persia, Anatolia, and Siberia; the origin of the Ottomans; the establishment of the Ottomans in Europe; the history and life of Timour (Tamerlane); the siege of Constantinople by Amurath II; the reign of John Palaeologus II; the invention of gunpowder; the continued struggles between the Greeks and Latins for influence in the Eastern Roman Empire; the reign of Constantine (the last emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire); the reign of Mahomet (Mehmed) II of the Ottoman Empire; the siege of Constantinople; a summary of the state of Rome since the 12th century; the life of Petrarch; the Great Schism of the West; and the final decay of Rome in the 15th century. Also included in this volume is a complete index to the seven-volume series, English parliamentarian and historian EDWARD GIBBON (1737-1794) attended Magdelan College, Oxford for 14 months before his father sent him to Lausanne, Switzerland, where he continued his education. He published Essai sur l'tude de la Littrature (1761) and other autobiographical works, including Mmoire Justificatif pour servir de Rponse l'Expos, etc. de la Cour de France (1779). |
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Side 1
... present sovereigns of Constantinople , are connected with the most important scenes of modern history ; but they are founded on a previous knowledge of the great eruption of the Moguls and Tartars , whose rapid conquests may be compared ...
... present sovereigns of Constantinople , are connected with the most important scenes of modern history ; but they are founded on a previous knowledge of the great eruption of the Moguls and Tartars , whose rapid conquests may be compared ...
Side 11
... present a general picture of the progress of their arms I. In the East ; II . In the South ; III . in the West ; and , IV . In the North . Northern Chína , A.D. empire- Manchu dynasty ] I. Before the invasion of Zingis , China was ...
... present a general picture of the progress of their arms I. In the East ; II . In the South ; III . in the West ; and , IV . In the North . Northern Chína , A.D. empire- Manchu dynasty ] I. Before the invasion of Zingis , China was ...
Side 24
... present year , London , 1603 ) , as the first of historians , unhappy only in the choice of his subject . Yet I much doubt whether a partial and verbose compilation from Latin writers , thirteen hundred folio pages of speeches and ...
... present year , London , 1603 ) , as the first of historians , unhappy only in the choice of his subject . Yet I much doubt whether a partial and verbose compilation from Latin writers , thirteen hundred folio pages of speeches and ...
Side 26
... present state of the seven cities . Perhaps it would be more prudent to confine his predictions to the characters and events of his own times . [ For Ephesus and the temple of Diana see Wood's Discoveries at Ephesus , 1877. ] now ...
... present state of the seven cities . Perhaps it would be more prudent to confine his predictions to the characters and events of his own times . [ For Ephesus and the temple of Diana see Wood's Discoveries at Ephesus , 1877. ] now ...
Side 28
... present of rich apparel and an hundred horses . By a peculiar strain of delicacy the gentle barbarian refused , in the absence of an unfortunate friend , to visit his wife or to taste the luxuries of the palace ; sustained in his tent ...
... present of rich apparel and an hundred horses . By a peculiar strain of delicacy the gentle barbarian refused , in the absence of an unfortunate friend , to visit his wife or to taste the luxuries of the palace ; sustained in his tent ...
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PAGE | 215 |
Character of the Romans by St Bernard | 219 |
Pope Martin IV | 232 |
Battle of Tusculum | 238 |
Institution of the Jubilee or Holy Year | 245 |
Becomes notary of the civic camera | 259 |
And celebrated by Petrarch | 268 |
Rienzi Senator of Rome | 278 |
83 | |
90 | |
Council of Pisa | 100 |
Eugenius deposed at Basil | 112 |
Lessons of Barlaam | 118 |
Use and Abuse of Ancient Learning | 132 |
Eugenius forms a League against the Turks | 140 |
His Defence of Belgrade and Death | 152 |
Mahomet II forms the Siege of Constantinople | 163 |
CHAPTER LXIX | 209 |
Council of Pisa | 288 |
The Popes acquire the absolute Dominion of Rome | 296 |
John Palæologus embarks in the Popes Galleys | 323 |
to Text | 337 |
62 | 340 |
ΙΟΥ | 411 |
Last Revolt of Rome | 438 |
Last Coronation of a German Emperor Frederic III | 454 |
to Appendices | 486 |
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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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