The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpirePenguin UK, 19 черв. 2000 р. - 848 стор. 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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... mankind that there never will again' (L, i. 184). The views of the young man carried through into the work of his maturity. Chapter III of The Decline and Fall ends with an evocation of the misery of living under the absolute monarchy ...
... mankind that there never will again' (L, i. 184). The views of the young man carried through into the work of his maturity. Chapter III of The Decline and Fall ends with an evocation of the misery of living under the absolute monarchy ...
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... mankind, the moderate system recommended by the wisdom of Augustus, was adopted by the fears and vices of his immediate successors Engaged in the pursuit of pleasure, or in the exercise of tyranny, the first Cæsars seldom shewed ...
... mankind, the moderate system recommended by the wisdom of Augustus, was adopted by the fears and vices of his immediate successors Engaged in the pursuit of pleasure, or in the exercise of tyranny, the first Cæsars seldom shewed ...
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... mankind. At the very time when Domitian, confined to his palace, felt the terrors which he inspired; his legions, under the command of the virtuous Agricola, defeated the collected force of the Caledonians at the foot of the Grampian ...
... mankind. At the very time when Domitian, confined to his palace, felt the terrors which he inspired; his legions, under the command of the virtuous Agricola, defeated the collected force of the Caledonians at the foot of the Grampian ...
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... mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters. The praises of Alexander, transmitted by a ...
... mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters. The praises of Alexander, transmitted by a ...
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... mankind. Under the immediate jurisdiction of Carthage, it became the center of commerce and empire; but the republic of Carthage is now degenerated into the feeble and disorderly states of Tripoli and Tunis. The military government of ...
... mankind. Under the immediate jurisdiction of Carthage, it became the center of commerce and empire; but the republic of Carthage is now degenerated into the feeble and disorderly states of Tripoli and Tunis. The military government of ...
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CHAPTERS VIIIXIV | |
CHAPTER XV | |
CHAPTERS XVIXXI | |
CHAPTER XXII | |
CHAPTER XXIII | |
CHAPTER XXIV | |
CHAPTERS XXVXXVII | |
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