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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By the conspiracy of the malecontents, Zeno was recalled from exile; the armies,
the capital, the person, of Basiliscus, were betrayed; and his whole family was
condemned to the long agony of cold and hunger by the inhuman conqueror,
who ...
By the conspiracy of the malecontents, Zeno was recalled from exile; the armies,
the capital, the person, of Basiliscus, were betrayed; and his whole family was
condemned to the long agony of cold and hunger by the inhuman conqueror,
who ...
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The people enjoyed, without fear or danger, the three blessings of a capital, order
, plenty, and public amusements. A visible diminution of their numbers may be
found even in the measure of liberality; yet Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily, poured ...
The people enjoyed, without fear or danger, the three blessings of a capital, order
, plenty, and public amusements. A visible diminution of their numbers may be
found even in the measure of liberality; yet Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily, poured ...
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... who yielded a blind and implicit submission to the will of the capital. The elder
Justin, as he is distinguished from another emperor of the same family and name,
ascended the Byzantine throne at the age of sixtyeight years; and, had he been ...
... who yielded a blind and implicit submission to the will of the capital. The elder
Justin, as he is distinguished from another emperor of the same family and name,
ascended the Byzantine throne at the age of sixtyeight years; and, had he been ...
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After reigning for some time, the delight and contempt of the capital, she
condescended to accompany Ecebolus, a native of Tyre, who had obtained the
government of the African Pentapolis. But this union was frail and transient;
Ecebolus ...
After reigning for some time, the delight and contempt of the capital, she
condescended to accompany Ecebolus, a native of Tyre, who had obtained the
government of the African Pentapolis. But this union was frail and transient;
Ecebolus ...
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From a motive of shame, or contempt, she often declined the servile homage of
the multitude, escaped from the odious light of the capital, and passed the
greatest part of the year in the palaces and gardens which were pleasantly
seated on ...
From a motive of shame, or contempt, she often declined the servile homage of
the multitude, escaped from the odious light of the capital, and passed the
greatest part of the year in the palaces and gardens which were pleasantly
seated on ...
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State Of The Barbaric World | |
Last Victory And Death Of Belisarius Death Of Justinian | |
Idea Of The Roman Jurisprudence | |
State Of Italy Under The Lombards | |
Troubles In Persia | |
Ecclesiastical Discord | |
Succession And Characters Of The Greek Emperors | |
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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 |