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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On the decease of Zeno, Ariadne, the daughter, the mother, and the widow of an
emperor, gave her hand and the Imperial title to Anastasius, an aged domestic of
the palace, who survived his elevation above twentyseven years, and whose ...
On the decease of Zeno, Ariadne, the daughter, the mother, and the widow of an
emperor, gave her hand and the Imperial title to Anastasius, an aged domestic of
the palace, who survived his elevation above twentyseven years, and whose ...
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For their subsistence, the Goths depended on the magazines of corn which was
ground in portable mills by the hands of their women; on the milk and flesh of
their flocks and herds; on the casual produce of the chase, and upon the ...
For their subsistence, the Goths depended on the magazines of corn which was
ground in portable mills by the hands of their women; on the milk and flesh of
their flocks and herds; on the casual produce of the chase, and upon the ...
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Immediately before the battle of Verona, he visited the tent of his mother and
sister, and requested, that on a day, the most illustrious festival of his life, they
would adorn him with the rich garments which they had worked with their own
hands.
Immediately before the battle of Verona, he visited the tent of his mother and
sister, and requested, that on a day, the most illustrious festival of his life, they
would adorn him with the rich garments which they had worked with their own
hands.
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The event of such an agreement may be easily foreseen. After some days had
been devoted to the semblance of joy and friendship, Odoacer, in the midst of a
solemn banquet, was stabbed by the hand, or at least by the command, of his
rival.
The event of such an agreement may be easily foreseen. After some days had
been devoted to the semblance of joy and friendship, Odoacer, in the midst of a
solemn banquet, was stabbed by the hand, or at least by the command, of his
rival.
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He maintained, with a powerful hand, the balance of the West, till it was at length
overthrown by the ambition of Clovis; and although unable to assist his rash and
unfortunate kinsman, the king of the Visigoths, he saved the remains of his ...
He maintained, with a powerful hand, the balance of the West, till it was at length
overthrown by the ambition of Clovis; and although unable to assist his rash and
unfortunate kinsman, the king of the Visigoths, he saved the remains of his ...
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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 |