The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1The 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 first of seven volumes, readers will find Chapter 1 ("The Extent of the Empire in the Age of the Antonines") through Chapter 14 ("Six Emperors at the Same Time, Reunion of the Empire"), which cover the Age of the Antonines; the rule and murder of Commodus; the sale of the Empire to Didius Julianus; the rules of Severus, Caracalla, Alexander Severus, Maximin, Decius, Gallus, milianus, Valerian, Gallienus, Claudius, Tacitus, Probus, Carus, Diocletian, Maximinus Thrax, Gordian I, Gordian II, Pupienus, Balbinus, and Gordian III; the current state of Persia; and the current state of Germany. 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 v
... detain the reader by expatiating on the variety, or the importance of the subject,
which I have undertaken to treat; since the merit of the choice would serve to
render the weakness of the execution still more apparent, and still less excusable
.
... detain the reader by expatiating on the variety, or the importance of the subject,
which I have undertaken to treat; since the merit of the choice would serve to
render the weakness of the execution still more apparent, and still less excusable
.
Side xlix
... Augusta, Gardthausen's Ammianus, Luetjohann's Sidonius Apolli- naris; Du
Chesne's Liber Pontificalis ; and a large number of critical texts of ecclesiastical
writers might be mentioned.9 The Greek historians have been less fortunate.
... Augusta, Gardthausen's Ammianus, Luetjohann's Sidonius Apolli- naris; Du
Chesne's Liber Pontificalis ; and a large number of critical texts of ecclesiastical
writers might be mentioned.9 The Greek historians have been less fortunate.
Side li
Here inscriptions are less illustrative, and he disposed of much the same material
as we, especially the Codex Theodosianus. New light is badly wanted, and has
not been to any extent forthcoming, on the respective contributions of Diocletian ...
Here inscriptions are less illustrative, and he disposed of much the same material
as we, especially the Codex Theodosianus. New light is badly wanted, and has
not been to any extent forthcoming, on the respective contributions of Diocletian ...
Side 2
Inclined to peace by his temper and situation, it was easy for him to discover that
Rome, in her present exalted situation, had much less to hope than to fear from
the chance of arms ; and that, in the prosecution of remote ware, the undertaking
...
Inclined to peace by his temper and situation, it was easy for him to discover that
Rome, in her present exalted situation, had much less to hope than to fear from
the chance of arms ; and that, in the prosecution of remote ware, the undertaking
...
Side 3
... as well as interest, of every Roman general, to guard the frontiers intrusted to
his care, without aspiring to conquests which might have proved no less fatal to
himself than to the vanquished barbarians.5 The only accession which the
Roman ...
... as well as interest, of every Roman general, to guard the frontiers intrusted to
his care, without aspiring to conquests which might have proved no less fatal to
himself than to the vanquished barbarians.5 The only accession which the
Roman ...
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Brukerevaluering - DarthDeverell - LibraryThingIn The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon argues that the loss of civic virtue amongst the Romans enabled barbarian invaders to succeed in their conquest. The book traces the period ... Les hele vurderingen
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Brukerevaluering - SteveJohnson - LibraryThingOne of Gibbons' major theses is that the rise of Christianity, with its emphasis on other-worldly concerns, was a major factor in the decline of the Roman empire. In his notes, Milman, a minister, attempts to counter these conclusions. Les hele vurderingen
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1787 |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 2 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1887 |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 8 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1903 |
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