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 passes of the Alps, and the walls of Pavia, were the only defence of the
Lombards; the former were surprised, the latter were invested, by the son of
Pepin; and after a blockade of two years, Desiderius, the last of their native
princes, ...
The passes of the Alps, and the walls of Pavia, were the only defence of the
Lombards; the former were surprised, the latter were invested, by the son of
Pepin; and after a blockade of two years, Desiderius, the last of their native
princes, ...
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Without apprehending the future danger, these princes gloried in their present
security: the secretary of Charlemagne affirms, that the French sceptre was
transferred by the authority of the popes; and in their boldest enterprises, they
insist, with ...
Without apprehending the future danger, these princes gloried in their present
security: the secretary of Charlemagne affirms, that the French sceptre was
transferred by the authority of the popes; and in their boldest enterprises, they
insist, with ...
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For the honor of orthodoxy, at least the orthodoxy of the Roman church, it is
somewhat unfortunate, that the two princes who convened the two councils of
Nice are both stained with the blood of their sons. The second of these
assemblies was ...
For the honor of orthodoxy, at least the orthodoxy of the Roman church, it is
somewhat unfortunate, that the two princes who convened the two councils of
Nice are both stained with the blood of their sons. The second of these
assemblies was ...
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The appellation of great has been often bestowed, and sometimes deserved; but
Charlemagne is the only prince in whose favor the title has been indissolubly
blended with the name. That name, with the addition of saint, is inserted in the ...
The appellation of great has been often bestowed, and sometimes deserved; but
Charlemagne is the only prince in whose favor the title has been indissolubly
blended with the name. That name, with the addition of saint, is inserted in the ...
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That empire was not unworthy of its title; and some of the fairest kingdoms of
Europe were the patrimony or conquest of a prince, who reigned at the same time
in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and Hungary. I. The Roman province of Gaul
had ...
That empire was not unworthy of its title; and some of the fairest kingdoms of
Europe were the patrimony or conquest of a prince, who reigned at the same time
in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and Hungary. I. The Roman province of Gaul
had ...
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Conquests By The Arabs | |
More Conquests By The Arabs | |
Fate Of The Eastern Empire | |
Origin And Doctrine Of The Paulicians | |
The Bulgarians The Hungarians And The Russians | |
The Saracens The Franks And The Normans | |
The Turks | |
The First Crusade | |
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1787 |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 2 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1887 |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 8 Edward Gibbon Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1903 |
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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 | 1625584199, 9781625584199 |
| Lengde | 398 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |