History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireGibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only historian to tackle the subject. Most of his ideas are directly taken from what few relevant records were available: those of the Roman moralists of the 4th and 5th centuries. |
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Italy, the inheritance of your predecessors, and Rome itself, the head and
mistress of the world, now fluctuate under the violence and oppression of
Odoacer the mercenary. Direct me, with my national troops, to march against the
tyrant. If I fall ...
Italy, the inheritance of your predecessors, and Rome itself, the head and
mistress of the world, now fluctuate under the violence and oppression of
Odoacer the mercenary. Direct me, with my national troops, to march against the
tyrant. If I fall ...
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... right of conquest; the Vandal ambassadors surrendered the Island of Sicily, as
a lawful appendage of his kingdom; and he was accepted as the deliverer of
Rome by the senate and people, who had shut their gates against the flying
usurper.
... right of conquest; the Vandal ambassadors surrendered the Island of Sicily, as
a lawful appendage of his kingdom; and he was accepted as the deliverer of
Rome by the senate and people, who had shut their gates against the flying
usurper.
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From a tender regard to the expiring prejudices of Rome, the Barbarian declined
the name, the purple, and the diadem, of the emperors; but he assumed, under
the hereditary title of king, the whole substance and plenitude of Imperial ...
From a tender regard to the expiring prejudices of Rome, the Barbarian declined
the name, the purple, and the diadem, of the emperors; but he assumed, under
the hereditary title of king, the whole substance and plenitude of Imperial ...
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The nobles of Rome were flattered by sonorous epithets and formal professions
of respect, which had been more justly applied to the merit and authority of their
ancestors. The people enjoyed, without fear or danger, the three blessings of a ...
The nobles of Rome were flattered by sonorous epithets and formal professions
of respect, which had been more justly applied to the merit and authority of their
ancestors. The people enjoyed, without fear or danger, the three blessings of a ...
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They respected the armed heresy of the Goths; but their pious rage was safely
pointed against the rich and defenceless Jews, who had formed their
establishments at Naples, Rome, Ravenna, Milan, and Genoa, for the benefit of
trade, and ...
They respected the armed heresy of the Goths; but their pious rage was safely
pointed against the rich and defenceless Jews, who had formed their
establishments at Naples, Rome, Ravenna, Milan, and Genoa, for the benefit of
trade, and ...
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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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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |
| Forfatter | Edward Gibbon |
| Utgiver | Simon and Schuster, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1625584180, 9781625584182 |
| Lengde | 433 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |