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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... important restrictions . Their author- ity expired with the year in which they were elected ; the former office was divided between two , the latter among ten persons ; and , as both in their private and public interest they were ...
... important restrictions . Their author- ity expired with the year in which they were elected ; the former office was divided between two , the latter among ten persons ; and , as both in their private and public interest they were ...
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... important causes that were pleaded be- fore them afforded a last refuge to the spirit of ancient elo- quence . As a council of State , and as a court of justice , the senate possessed very considerable prerogatives ; but in its ...
... important causes that were pleaded be- fore them afforded a last refuge to the spirit of ancient elo- quence . As a council of State , and as a court of justice , the senate possessed very considerable prerogatives ; but in its ...
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... important place in this his- tory , and possess a stronger , and , if we may use the expres- sion , a more domestic , claim to our attention and regard . The most civilized nations of modern Europe issued from the woods of Germany ; and ...
... important place in this his- tory , and possess a stronger , and , if we may use the expres- sion , a more domestic , claim to our attention and regard . The most civilized nations of modern Europe issued from the woods of Germany ; and ...
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MEMOIRS OF MY LIFE AND WRITINGS | 43 |
LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH OF GIBBON | 206 |
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