The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Band 1Allen Lane, Penguin Press, 1994 - 3360 Seiten A new critical edition, complete & unmodernized. Contains variants, & comments & notes by Gibbon, plus his famous Vindication. Also includes description of the development of the work within the framework of Gibbon's life & the culture of the era. |
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Edward Gibbon David Womersley. Italy . Before the Roman conquest the country which is now called Lombardy was not considered as a part of Italy . It had been occupied by a powerful colony of Gauls , who , settling themselves along the ...
Edward Gibbon David Womersley. Italy . Before the Roman conquest the country which is now called Lombardy was not considered as a part of Italy . It had been occupied by a powerful colony of Gauls , who , settling themselves along the ...
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... Italy and the provinces . The former was esteemed the centre of public unity , and the firm basis of the constitution . Italy claimed the birth , or at least the residence , of the emperors and the senate . " The estates of the Italians ...
... Italy and the provinces . The former was esteemed the centre of public unity , and the firm basis of the constitution . Italy claimed the birth , or at least the residence , of the emperors and the senate . " The estates of the Italians ...
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... Italian states ; and consequently , as Italy alone bore the burden of mili- tary service , which was constantly increasing with the extent of the empire , its ex- emption from the direct taxation of the provinces was only a fair ...
... Italian states ; and consequently , as Italy alone bore the burden of mili- tary service , which was constantly increasing with the extent of the empire , its ex- emption from the direct taxation of the provinces was only a fair ...
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