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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In the eighth year of his age, Theodoric was reluctantly yielded by his father to the
public interest, as the pledge of an alliance which Leo, emperor of the East, had
consented to purchase by an annual subsidy of three hundred pounds of gold.
In the eighth year of his age, Theodoric was reluctantly yielded by his father to the
public interest, as the pledge of an alliance which Leo, emperor of the East, had
consented to purchase by an annual subsidy of three hundred pounds of gold.
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left the camp in quest of adventures, descended the Danube as far as
Singidunum, or Belgrade, and soon returned to his father with the spoils of a
Sarmatian king whom he had vanquished and slain. Such triumphs, however,
were productive ...
left the camp in quest of adventures, descended the Danube as far as
Singidunum, or Belgrade, and soon returned to his father with the spoils of a
Sarmatian king whom he had vanquished and slain. Such triumphs, however,
were productive ...
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Sabinian, a general illustrious by his own and father's merit, advanced at the
head of ten thousand Romans; and the provisions and arms, which filled a long
train of wagons, were distributed to the fiercest of the Bulgarian tribes. But in the
fields ...
Sabinian, a general illustrious by his own and father's merit, advanced at the
head of ten thousand Romans; and the provisions and arms, which filled a long
train of wagons, were distributed to the fiercest of the Bulgarian tribes. But in the
fields ...
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On the memorable day of their inauguration, they proceeded in solemn pomp
from their palace to the forum amidst the applause of the senate and people; and
their joyful father, the true consul of Rome, after pronouncing an oration in the ...
On the memorable day of their inauguration, they proceeded in solemn pomp
from their palace to the forum amidst the applause of the senate and people; and
their joyful father, the true consul of Rome, after pronouncing an oration in the ...
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The infant was saved and educated in Arabia, by his father, who imparted to him
on his deathbed, that he was the son of an empress. Filled with ambitious hopes,
the unsuspecting youth immediately hastened to the palace of Constantinople, ...
The infant was saved and educated in Arabia, by his father, who imparted to him
on his deathbed, that he was the son of an empress. Filled with ambitious hopes,
the unsuspecting youth immediately hastened to the palace of Constantinople, ...
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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 |