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Yet Theo- A4D.435 doric still watched, and eagerly seized, the fa- —439.
vourable moment of renewing his hostile attempts. The Goths besieged
Narbonne, while the Belgic provinces were invaded by the Burgundians; and the
public safety ...
Yet Theo- A4D.435 doric still watched, and eagerly seized, the fa- —439.
vourable moment of renewing his hostile attempts. The Goths besieged
Narbonne, while the Belgic provinces were invaded by the Burgundians; and the
public safety ...
Side 419
The Ostrogoths, the Burgundians, the Suevi, and the Vandals, who had listened
to the eloquence of the Latin clergy,q preferred the more intelligible lessons of
their domestic teachers; and Arianism was adopted as the national faith of the ...
The Ostrogoths, the Burgundians, the Suevi, and the Vandals, who had listened
to the eloquence of the Latin clergy,q preferred the more intelligible lessons of
their domestic teachers; and Arianism was adopted as the national faith of the ...
Side 452
The Bar- The kingdom of the Burgundians, which was ^^"D defined by the course
of two Gallic rivers, the 499. Saone and the Rhone, extended from the forest of
Vosges to the Alps and the sea of Marseilles." The sceptre was in the hands of ...
The Bar- The kingdom of the Burgundians, which was ^^"D defined by the course
of two Gallic rivers, the 499. Saone and the Rhone, extended from the forest of
Vosges to the Alps and the sea of Marseilles." The sceptre was in the hands of ...
Side 458
To resist these foreign and domestic enemies, who were fortified by the alliance
of the Burgundians, Alaric collected his troops, far more numerous than the
military powers of Clovis. The Visigoths resumed the exercise of arms, which they
had ...
To resist these foreign and domestic enemies, who were fortified by the alliance
of the Burgundians, Alaric collected his troops, far more numerous than the
military powers of Clovis. The Visigoths resumed the exercise of arms, which they
had ...
Side 467
The Visigoths and Burgundians, whose conquests in Gaul preceded those of the
Franks, shewed less impatience to attain one of the principal benefits of civilized
society. Euric was the first of the Gothic princes who expressed in writing the ...
The Visigoths and Burgundians, whose conquests in Gaul preceded those of the
Franks, shewed less impatience to attain one of the principal benefits of civilized
society. Euric was the first of the Gothic princes who expressed in writing the ...
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Brukerevaluering - LisaMaria_C - LibraryThingI feel decidedly ambivalent about this book. My rating reflects that ultimately I didn't want to stick with it; I didn't find its pleasures and degree of informativeness worth the slogging through ... Les hele vurderingen
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Brukerevaluering - quantum_flapdoodle - LibraryThingA classic of historical literature, in two volumes. The author details the history to the fall in the first volume, and the byzantine period in the second volume. Les hele vurderingen
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Africa Alaric alliance ambition ancient Anthemius Arcadius Arian arms army arts Attila Avitus barbarians bishop Burgundians captive Carthage Catholics character Christian Chronicle Chrysostom church civil Claudian clergy Clovis command conqueror conquest Constantinople danger Danube death deserved disgrace east Eccles emperor empire enemy epist eunuch exile faith favour fortune Franks Gaul Genseric gold Gothic Goths Greek Gregory of Tours Hist historian Honorius honourable hundred Huns Idatius imperial Italy jEtius Jomandes king labour laws Majorian merit military ministers monarch monks nations nobles Odoacer oppressed Orosius palace Panegyr patrician peace perhaps Placidia possession prefect prince Priscus Procopius provinces rank Ravenna reign republic Ricimer Roman Rome royal Rufinus ruin savage Saxons Scythia Scythian senate Sidonius slaves soldiers soon Sozomen Spain spirit Stilicho subjects success Suevi Theodoric Theodosius thousand throne Tillemont tion treaty troops Valentinian valour Vandals victory virtue Visigoths zeal Zosimus
Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4: Complete in Eight Volumes, Volum 1 |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Utgiver | G. Coure and lo. Poultry, 1825 |
| Original fra | Catalonia-biblioteket |
| Digitalisert | 30. mar 2009 |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |