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. |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-3 von 25
Seite 342
... Pertinax found a nobler way of condemning his predeces sor's memory - by the contrast of his own virtues with the vices of Commodus . On the day of his accession Pertinax . he resigned over to his wife and son his whole private fortune ...
... Pertinax found a nobler way of condemning his predeces sor's memory - by the contrast of his own virtues with the vices of Commodus . On the day of his accession Pertinax . he resigned over to his wife and son his whole private fortune ...
Seite 344
... Pertinax exposed to public auction " -gold and silver plate , chariots of a singular con- struction , a superfluous wardrobe of silk and embroidery , and a great number of beautiful slaves of both sexes ; excepting only , with attentive ...
... Pertinax exposed to public auction " -gold and silver plate , chariots of a singular con- struction , a superfluous wardrobe of silk and embroidery , and a great number of beautiful slaves of both sexes ; excepting only , with attentive ...
Seite 345
... Pertinax ; they dreaded the strictness of the ancient discipline , which he was preparing to restore ; and they re- gretted the license of the former reign . Their ... PERTINAX . A Conspiracy prevented Murder of Pertinax by Prætorians.
... Pertinax ; they dreaded the strictness of the ancient discipline , which he was preparing to restore ; and they re- gretted the license of the former reign . Their ... PERTINAX . A Conspiracy prevented Murder of Pertinax by Prætorians.
Inhalt
atness of | 42 |
MEMOIRS OF MY LIFE AND WRITINGS | 43 |
LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH OF GIBBON | 206 |
47 weitere Abschnitte werden nicht angezeigt.
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
amusement ancient Antonines arms army arts Asia Augustan History Augustus authority barbarians Britain Buriton Cæsar Caracalla character Christian Cicero cities civil command Commodus confined conquest conversation Danube death Dion Cass Dion Cassius Domitian Edward Gibbon elegant emperor English equal Essay esteem exercise father formed fortune freedom French Gaul genius Gibbon Greek Hadrian Herodian Hist historian honor hundred imperial Italy labor language Latin Lausanne laws learned legions letters London Lord manners Marcus ment merit military mind native nature never observed Oxford passage peace perhaps person Pertinax philosopher pleasure Plin possessed præfect Prætorian princes provinces rank reign religion republic Roman empire Rome senate Severus Sheffield slaves society soldiers soon Spartian spirit Strabo style success Sueton Suetonius Tacitus taste thousand tion Trajan Vegetius virtue volume writings youth