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Side 19
They incessantly laboured, by dark and treacherous machinations, to deprive him
of the esteem of the prince, the respect of the people, and the friendship of the
barbarians. The life of Stilicho was repeatedly attempted by the dagger of hired ...
They incessantly laboured, by dark and treacherous machinations, to deprive him
of the esteem of the prince, the respect of the people, and the friendship of the
barbarians. The life of Stilicho was repeatedly attempted by the dagger of hired ...
Side 35
... and the most fortunate of the inhabitants were saved, by death, from beholding
the slavery of their families, and the conflagration of their cities.1 The vases and
statues were distributed among the barbarians, with more regard to the value of ...
... and the most fortunate of the inhabitants were saved, by death, from beholding
the slavery of their families, and the conflagration of their cities.1 The vases and
statues were distributed among the barbarians, with more regard to the value of ...
Side 51
After the retreat of the barbarians, Ho- norius was directed to acceptthe dutiful
invitation of the senate, and to celebrate, in the imperial city, the auspicious era of
the Gothic victory, and of his sixth consulship.* The suburbs and the- streets, from
...
After the retreat of the barbarians, Ho- norius was directed to acceptthe dutiful
invitation of the senate, and to celebrate, in the imperial city, the auspicious era of
the Gothic victory, and of his sixth consulship.* The suburbs and the- streets, from
...
Side 67
That rich and extensive country, as far as the ocean, the Alps, and the Pyrenees,
was delivered to the barbarians, who drove before them, in a promiscuous crowd,
the bishop, the senator, and the virgin, laden with the spoils of their houses and ...
That rich and extensive country, as far as the ocean, the Alps, and the Pyrenees,
was delivered to the barbarians, who drove before them, in a promiscuous crowd,
the bishop, the senator, and the virgin, laden with the spoils of their houses and ...
Side 131
... protected, with glittering arms, the long train of their devout companions, who
bore aloft, on their heads, the sacred vessels of gold and silver; and the martial
shouts of the barbarians were mingled with the sound of religious psalmody.
... protected, with glittering arms, the long train of their devout companions, who
bore aloft, on their heads, the sacred vessels of gold and silver; and the martial
shouts of the barbarians were mingled with the sound of religious psalmody.
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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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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 |