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The Old Roman World The Grandeur And Failure Of Its Civilization
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Author : John Lord
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 1874
The Old Roman World The Grandeur And Failure Of Its Civilization written by John Lord and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with Rome categories.
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Author : John Lord
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
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Author : John Lord
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-15
The Old Roman World written by John Lord and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-15 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Old Roman World: The Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization I propose to describe the Greatness and the Misery of the old Roman world; nor is there any thing in history more suggestive and instructive. A little city, founded by robbers on the banks of the Tiber, rises gradually into importance, although the great cities of the East are scarcely conscious of its existence. Its early struggles simply arrest the attention, and excite the jealousy, of the neighboring nations. The citizens of this little state are warriors, and, either for defense or glory, they subdue one after another the cities of Latium and Etruria, then the whole of Italy, and finally the old monarchies and empires of the world. In two hundred and fifty years the citizens have become nobles, and a great aristocracy is founded, which lasts eight hundred years. Their aggressive policy and unbounded ambition involve the whole world in war, which does not cease until all the nations known to the Greeks acknowledge their sway. Everywhere Roman laws, language, and institutions spread. A vast empire arises, larger than the Assyrian and the Macedonian combined, - a universal empire, - a great wonder and mystery, having all the grandeur of a providential event. It becomes too great to be governed by an oligarchy of nobles. Civil wars create an imperator, who, uniting in himself all the great offices of state, and sustained by the conquering legions, rules from East to West and from North to South, with absolute and undivided sovereignty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Author : John Lord
language : en
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Release Date : 2006-10-01
The Old Roman World written by John Lord and has been published by IndyPublish.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-01 with History categories.
Whatever may be said of the inferiority of the ancients to the moderns in natural and mechanical science, which no one is disposed to question, or even in the realm of literature, which can be questioned, there was one department which they carried to absolute perfection, and to which we have added nothing of consequence. In the realm of art they were our equals, and probably our superiors; in philosophy they carried logical deductions to their utmost limit. They created the science. They advanced, from a few crude speculations on material phenomena, to an analysis of all the powers of the mind, and finally to the establishment of ethical principles which even Christianity did not overturn.
The Old Roman World The Grandeur And Failure Of Its Civilization
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Author : John Lord
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-06-01
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The Old Roman World The Grandeur And Failure Of Its Civilization
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Author : John Lord
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-08-14
The Old Roman World The Grandeur And Failure Of Its Civilization written by John Lord and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-14 with categories.
The Old Roman World, the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by John Lord A little city, founded by robbers on the banks of the Tiber, rises gradually into importance, although the great cities of the East are scarcely conscious of its existence. Its early struggles simply arrest the attention, and excite the jealousy, of the neighboring nations. The citizens of this little state are warriors, and, either for defense or glory, they subdue one after another the cities of Latium and Etruria, then the whole of Italy, and finally the old monarchies and empires of the world. In two hundred and fifty years the citizens have become nobles, and a great aristocracy is founded, which lasts eight hundred years. Their aggressive policy and unbounded ambition involve the whole world in war, which does not cease until all the nations known to the Greeks acknowledge their sway. Everywhere Roman laws, language, and institutions spread. A vast empire arises, larger than the Assyrian and the Macedonian combined, -a universal empire, -a great wonder and mystery, having all the grandeur of a providential event. It becomes too great to be governed by an oligarchy of nobles. Civil wars create an imperator, who, uniting in himself all the great offices of state, and sustained by the conquering legions, rules from East to West and from North to South, with absolute and undivided sovereignty. The Caesars reach the summit of human greatness and power, and the city of Romulus becomes the haughty mistress of the world. The emperor is worshiped as a deity, and the proud metropolis calls herself eternal. An empire is established by force of arms and by a uniform policy, such as this world has not seen before or since. Early Roman history is chiefly the detail of successful wars, aggressive and uncompromising, in which we see a fierce and selfish patriotism, an indomitable will, a hard unpitying temper, great practical sagacity, patience, and perseverance, superiority to adverse fortune, faith in national destinies, heroic sentiments, and grand ambition. We see a nation of citizen soldiers, an iron race of conquerors, bent on conquest, on glory, on self-exaltation, attaching but little value to the individual man, but exalting the integrity and unity of the state. We see no fitful policy, no abandonment to the enjoyment of the fruits of victory, no rest, no repose, no love of art or literature, but an unbounded passion for domination. The Romans toiled, and suffered, and died, -never wearied, never discouraged, never satisfied, until their mission was accomplished and the world lay bleeding and prostrate at their feet. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience
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Author : John Lord
language : en
Publisher: Scholarly Pub Office Univ of
Release Date : 2001-01
The Old Roman World written by John Lord and has been published by Scholarly Pub Office Univ of this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01 with History categories.
The Ancient Roman World
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Author : Ronald Mellor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Ancient Roman World written by Ronald Mellor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Rome categories.
Introduces the history, culture, and people of ancient Rome and examines its many contributions to the development of Western society.
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Author : John 1810-1894 Lord
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-08-28
Old Roman World written by John 1810-1894 Lord and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-28 with History categories.
Old Age In The Roman World
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Author : Tim G. Parkin
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2003-05-07
Old Age In The Roman World written by Tim G. Parkin and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05-07 with History categories.
"Noting that privileges granted to the aged generally took the form of exemptions from duties rather than positive benefits, Tim Parkin argues that the elderly were granted no privileged status or guaranteed social role. At the same time, they were permitted - and expected - to continue to participate actively in society for as long as they were able."--BOOK JACKET.