The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireHarper, 1886 - 677 pągines |
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Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Visualització completa - 1841 |
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volum 1 Edward Gibbon Visualització completa - 1792 |
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Africa Alemanni Alexander Severus Alexius Alps ambition ancient Antioch arms army Asia Augustus Aurelian barbarians Belisarius Bosporus brother Byzantine Cęsar caliph camp capital Caracalla CHAP character Christians church civil command Commodus conqueror conquest Constantine Constantinople court danger Danube death defeat deserved dignity Diocletian dominions East Egypt Elagabalus emperor enemy Euphrates faithful father favour fortune Galerius Gallienus Gaul glory Gothic Goths Gratian Greek guards Heraclius honours Imperial Italy Julian Justinian king kingdom Latin laws legions Licinius magistrates Mahomet Maximian Maximin Maximus merit military monarch nations Odoacer palace peace Persian person possession pręfect Prętorian prince provinces purple rank reign religion republic restored revenge Rhine Roman empire Roman world Rome senate Septimius Severus Severus siege soldiers soon sovereign spirit Stilicho subjects success successor sword Syria Theodoric Theodosius Thrace throne Tigris tion Trajan triumph troops tyrant Valens Valentinian valour Vandals victory virtue West youth
Passatges populars
Pągina 16 - His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
Pągina 18 - If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the accession of Commodus. The vast extent of the Roman empire was governed by absolute power, under the guidance of virtue and wisdom.
Pągina 18 - Such princes deserved the honour of restoring the republic, had the Romans of their days been capable of enjoying a rational freedom.
Pągina 127 - The epithet of golden was expressive of the riches which every wind wafted from the most distant countries into the secure and capacious port of Constantinople.
Pągina 11 - Augustus was sensible that mankind is governed by names; nor was he deceived in his expectation, that the senate and people would submit to slavery, provided they were respectfully assured that they still enjoyed their ancient freedom...
Pągina 2 - IN THE SECOND CENTURY of the Christian era, the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilized portion of mankind.
Pągina 451 - Mahomet, with the sword in one hand and the Koran in the other, erected his throne on the ruins of Christianity and of Rome. The genius of the Arabian prophet, the manners of his nation, and the spirit of his religion, involve the causes of the decline and fall of the Eastern empire; and our eyes are curiously intent on one of the most memorable revolutions which have impressed a new and lasting character on the nations of the globe.
Pągina 128 - As the vicissitudes of tides are scarcely felt in those seas, the constant depth of the harbour allows goods to be landed on the quays without the assistance of boats ; and it has been observed that in many places the largest vessels may rest their prows against the houses, while their sterns are floating in the water.
Pągina 110 - After a revolution of thirteen or fourteen centuries, that religion is still professed by the nations of Europe, the most distinguished portion of human kind in arts and learning as well as in arms. By the industry and zeal of the Europeans it has been widely diffused to the most distant shores of Asia and Africa; and by the means of their colonies has been firmly established from Canada to Chili, in a world unknown to the ancients.