The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpirePenguin UK, 19. juni 2000 - 848 sider Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, DECLINE & FALL is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature. David Womersley's masterly selection and bridging commentary enables the readerto acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the full variety of Gibbon's achievement. |
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... centuries, may, perhaps, be alarmed at the long prospect of nine hundred years. But it is not my intention to expatiate ... century, the obscure interval will be supplied by a concise narrative of such facts, as may still appear either ...
... centuries, may, perhaps, be alarmed at the long prospect of nine hundred years. But it is not my intention to expatiate ... century, the obscure interval will be supplied by a concise narrative of such facts, as may still appear either ...
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... century of the Christian Æra was the province of Britain. In this single instance the successors of Cæsar and Augustus were persuaded to follow the example of the former, rather than the precept of the latter. The proximity of its ...
... century of the Christian Æra was the province of Britain. In this single instance the successors of Cæsar and Augustus were persuaded to follow the example of the former, rather than the precept of the latter. The proximity of its ...
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... century, the irresistible Zingis, and the Mogul princes of his race, spread their cruel devastations and transient empire, from the sea of China, to the confines of Egypt and Germany.2 But the firm edifice of Roman power was raised and ...
... century, the irresistible Zingis, and the Mogul princes of his race, spread their cruel devastations and transient empire, from the sea of China, to the confines of Egypt and Germany.2 But the firm edifice of Roman power was raised and ...
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... century after his death, many persons preserved the image of Marcus Antoninus among those of their household gods.49 [Happiness of the Romans.] If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world, during which the ...
... century after his death, many persons preserved the image of Marcus Antoninus among those of their household gods.49 [Happiness of the Romans.] If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world, during which the ...
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CHAPTERS VIIIXIV | |
CHAPTER XV | |
CHAPTERS XVIXXI | |
CHAPTER XXII | |
CHAPTER XXIII | |
CHAPTER XXIV | |
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1914 |
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