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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The haughty spirit of Verina was still incapable of submission or repose. She
provoked the enmity of a favorite general, embraced his cause as soon as he
was disgraced, created a new emperor in Syria and Egypt, raised an army of
seventy ...
The haughty spirit of Verina was still incapable of submission or repose. She
provoked the enmity of a favorite general, embraced his cause as soon as he
was disgraced, created a new emperor in Syria and Egypt, raised an army of
seventy ...
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You are known to the world as the mother of Theodoric; and it becomes me to
prove, that I am the genuine offspring of those heroes from whom I claim my
descent.” The wife or concubine of Theodemir was inspired with the spirit of the
German ...
You are known to the world as the mother of Theodoric; and it becomes me to
prove, that I am the genuine offspring of those heroes from whom I claim my
descent.” The wife or concubine of Theodemir was inspired with the spirit of the
German ...
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A country possessed of so many valuable objects of exchange soon attracted the
merchants of the world, whose beneficial traffic was encouraged and protected
by the liberal spirit of Theodoric. The free intercourse of the provinces by land ...
A country possessed of so many valuable objects of exchange soon attracted the
merchants of the world, whose beneficial traffic was encouraged and protected
by the liberal spirit of Theodoric. The free intercourse of the provinces by land ...
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privileges of sanctuary were maintained or moderated according to the spirit of
the Roman jurisprudence. With the protection, Theodoric assumed the legal
supremacy, of the church; and his firm administration restored or extended some
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privileges of sanctuary were maintained or moderated according to the spirit of
the Roman jurisprudence. With the protection, Theodoric assumed the legal
supremacy, of the church; and his firm administration restored or extended some
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The reason and piety of their Roman pupil were fortunately saved from the
contagion of mystery and magic, which polluted the groves of the academy; but
he imbibed the spirit, and imitated the method, of his dead and living masters,
who ...
The reason and piety of their Roman pupil were fortunately saved from the
contagion of mystery and magic, which polluted the groves of the academy; but
he imbibed the spirit, and imitated the method, of his dead and living masters,
who ...
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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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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 |