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Chargement... The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire {abridged by Lentin and Norman} (1998)par Edward Gibbon
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Gibbon's work, although very lengthy, is very relevant to the study of the Roman Empire. He looks primarily as to why it failed to continue over the centuries -- thus the title. But it really is worth the time reading. Any historian, whether a novice or a decorated professor, can tell you the value of this work. Chapter I Chapter II: Of the Union and Internal Prosperity of the Roman Empire in the Age of the Antonines Chapter III: Of the Constitution of the Roman Empire in the Age of the Antonines Chapter IV: The cruelty, follies and murder of Commodus [with added Pertinax] Chapter V: mostly about Septimius Severus Chapter VI: Septimius Severus, Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and taxation Chapter VII: The Year of Six Emperors, and Philip the Arab Chapter VIII: Of the state of Persia after the restoration of the monarchy by Artaxerxes Chapter IX: The state of Germany till the invasion of the Barbarians Chapter XIII: Diocletian Chapter XV: Early Christianity Chapter XVI: Early Christianity and the Emperors Chapter XX: The conversion of Constantine and the establishment of Christianity Chapter XXI: Heresy and paganism Chapter XXIII: Julian and his Apostasy Chapter XXIV: Julian's Persian campaign, and his death Chapter XXVIII: The Destruction of Paganism, and Worship of Relics and Saints by Christians Chapter XXX: The Goths are coming Chapter XXXIV: Attila the Hun Chapter XXXV: The End of Attila Chapter XXXVI: The End of the Western Empire Chapter XXXVII: Monks and Arians Chapter L: Mahomet Chapter LVII: The Turks Chapter LVIII: The First Crusade Chapter LIX: The Later Crusades Chapter LXVIII: The Fall of Constantinople Chapter LXXI: The End aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Abridged and with an Introduction by Antony Lentin and Brian Norman. Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is the undisputed masterpiece of English historical writing which can only perish with the language itself. Its length alone is a measure of its monumental quality: seventy-one chapters, of which twenty-eight appear in full in this edition. With style, learning and wit, Gibbon takes the reader through the history of Europe from the second century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 - an enthralling account by 'the greatest of the historians of the Enlightenment'. This edition includes Gibbon's footnotes and quotations, here translated for the first time, together with brief explanatory comments, a precis of the chapters not included, 16 maps, a glossary, and a list of emperors. AUTHOR: Edward Gibbon was born on 8th May 1737 in Putney, Surrey. He described himself as "a puny child, neglected by my Mother, starved by my nurse". At nine his mother died and he was cared for by his adored 'Aunt Kitty'. In 1753 he converted to Roman Catholicism and in 1761 he began a literary career. His father's death made him a man of independent means with time to pursue his lilfe's work, 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," published in 1776. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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For our era, Gibbon's work serves as a warning against depending too much on the armed forces to maintain the state; and the relative weakness of a state religion based on astrology, superstition,and the divine right of kings. ( )