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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... Roman Flax .... 283 Empire . 268 Artificial Grasses .. 283 Obedience and Union . ....... 270 General Plenty .. 283 Roman Monuments .. 270 Arts of Luxury . 283 vate Expense ...... Many of them erected at pri- Foreign Trade .. 284 271 ...
... Roman Flax .... 283 Empire . 268 Artificial Grasses .. 283 Obedience and Union . ....... 270 General Plenty .. 283 Roman Monuments .. 270 Arts of Luxury . 283 vate Expense ...... Many of them erected at pri- Foreign Trade .. 284 271 ...
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... Roman province . The native Caledonians preserved , in the northern extremity of the island , their wild independence , for which they were not less indebted to their poverty than to their valor . Their 10 10 See Horsley's Britannia ...
... Roman province . The native Caledonians preserved , in the northern extremity of the island , their wild independence , for which they were not less indebted to their poverty than to their valor . Their 10 10 See Horsley's Britannia ...
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... Roman empire . Roman mon- uments . Among the innumerable monuments of architecture con- structed by the Romans , how many have escaped the notice of history , how few have resisted the ravages of time and barbarism ! And yet even the ...
... Roman empire . Roman mon- uments . Among the innumerable monuments of architecture con- structed by the Romans , how many have escaped the notice of history , how few have resisted the ravages of time and barbarism ! And yet even the ...
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