The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 4: Complete in Eight Volumes, Volum 1 |
Inni boken
Resultat 1-5 av 19
Side 14
The first measure of his administration, or rather of his reign, displayed to the
nations the vigour and activity of a spirit worthy. * Si bellica moles Ingrueret,
quamris ; it in is et jure minori, Cedere grandaevos equitum peditumque
magistros ...
The first measure of his administration, or rather of his reign, displayed to the
nations the vigour and activity of a spirit worthy. * Si bellica moles Ingrueret,
quamris ; it in is et jure minori, Cedere grandaevos equitum peditumque
magistros ...
Side 139
But they had imbibed, in the first fervour of the Reformation, the spirit as well as
the principles, of Luther. It was their favourite amusement to insult, or destroy, the
consecrated objects of Catholic superstition : they indulged, without pity or ...
But they had imbibed, in the first fervour of the Reformation, the spirit as well as
the principles, of Luther. It was their favourite amusement to insult, or destroy, the
consecrated objects of Catholic superstition : they indulged, without pity or ...
Side 147
The barbarians enjoyed the insolence of their triumph; and the provincials
rejoiced in this alliance, which tempered, by the mild influence of love and reason
, the fierce spirit of their Gothic lord.2 ^ _ The hundred basins of gold and gems,
pre- ...
The barbarians enjoyed the insolence of their triumph; and the provincials
rejoiced in this alliance, which tempered, by the mild influence of love and reason
, the fierce spirit of their Gothic lord.2 ^ _ The hundred basins of gold and gems,
pre- ...
Side 179
have been actuated by a more sangliihary and lity and revengeful spirit ; but the
avarice of the eunuch was not less insatiate than that of the prefect.1 As long as
he despoiled the oppressors, who had enriched themselves with the plunder of ...
have been actuated by a more sangliihary and lity and revengeful spirit ; but the
avarice of the eunuch was not less insatiate than that of the prefect.1 As long as
he despoiled the oppressors, who had enriched themselves with the plunder of ...
Side 195
... and images, to vary and illustrate the most familiar topics ; the happy art of
engaging the passions in the service of virtue; and of exposing the folly, as well
as the turpitude, of vice, almost with the truth and spirit of a dramatic
representation.
... and images, to vary and illustrate the most familiar topics ; the happy art of
engaging the passions in the service of virtue; and of exposing the folly, as well
as the turpitude, of vice, almost with the truth and spirit of a dramatic
representation.
Hva folk mener - Skriv en omtale
LibraryThing Review
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
LibraryThing Review
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
Andre utgaver - Vis alle
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 3 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1900 |
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, Volum 5 Edward Gibbon,Henry Hart Milman Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1900 |
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
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 |