—Edward Gibbon Topics:History,Historians Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive. —Edward Gibbon Topics:Gratitude,Revenge Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius. —Edward Gibbon The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative...
Edward Gibbon on Rome, Europe, and the Evitability of DeclineLiebert, Hugh
Other Gibbon quotes fromThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire... the famous first lines... "In the second century of the Christian era, the Empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilised portion of mankind. The frontiers of that extensive monarchy wer...
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: The Modern Library Collection (Complete and Unabridged) 6.0分 Edward Gibbon Edward Gibbon’s magnum opus narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century A.D. to its collapse in the west in the fifth century and in the east in the ...
Before the new emperor entered Rome, he issued his commands to the Prætorian guards, directing them to wait his arrival on a large plain near the city, without arms, but in the habits of ceremony, in which they were accustomed to attend their sovereign. He was obeyed by those haughty...
RomefragmentThis article explores the relationship between Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) and his Autobiographies (1788-93). The author challenges the opinion that a secure historian-persona moves seamlessly between these works, controlling the vagaries of life and ...
RomefragmentThis article explores the relationship between Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) and his Autobiographies (1788-93). The author challenges the opinion that a secure historian-persona moves seamlessly between these works, controlling the vagaries of life and ...
RomefragmentThis article explores the relationship between Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) and his Autobiographies (1788-93). The author challenges the opinion that a secure historian-persona moves seamlessly between these works, controlling the vagaries of life and ...
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The strength of Aurelian had crushed on every side the enemies of Rome. After his death they seemed to revive with an increase of fury and of numbers. They were again vanquished by the active vigor of Probus, who, in a short reign of about six years, 29 equalled the fame of ancient...