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Gibbon. THE DECLINE AND FALL OF TH ROMAN EMPIRE By EDWARD GIBBON With Notes by , DEAN MILMAN , M. GUIZOT , AND DR . WILLIAM SMITH IN SIX VOLUMES . - VOL . I. 30 % HOCHSCHULE BERN Ruppaner - Bibliothek NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS ...
Gibbon. THE DECLINE AND FALL OF TH ROMAN EMPIRE By EDWARD GIBBON With Notes by , DEAN MILMAN , M. GUIZOT , AND DR . WILLIAM SMITH IN SIX VOLUMES . - VOL . I. 30 % HOCHSCHULE BERN Ruppaner - Bibliothek NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS ...
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... Roman Empire " is the greatest historical production , whether in ancient or in modern literature ; and , at all events , few will be found to demur to the justice of Niebuhr's opinion , that " Gibbon's work will never be excel- led ...
... Roman Empire " is the greatest historical production , whether in ancient or in modern literature ; and , at all events , few will be found to demur to the justice of Niebuhr's opinion , that " Gibbon's work will never be excel- led ...
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... Roman Empire . " It has ob- tained undisputed possession , as rightful occupant , of the vast period which it comprehends . However some subjects which it embraces may have undergone more complete in- vestigation ; on the general view ...
... Roman Empire . " It has ob- tained undisputed possession , as rightful occupant , of the vast period which it comprehends . However some subjects which it embraces may have undergone more complete in- vestigation ; on the general view ...
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... Roman empire ; of scholars who have investigated the chronology ; of theologians who have searched the depths of ecclesiastical history ; of writers on law who have studied with care the Roman jurisprudence ; of Orientalists who have oc ...
... Roman empire ; of scholars who have investigated the chronology ; of theologians who have searched the depths of ecclesiastical history ; of writers on law who have studied with care the Roman jurisprudence ; of Orientalists who have oc ...
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... Empire of the West . III . The last and longest of these periods includes about six centuries and a half ; from the revival of the Western Empire till the taking of Constantinople by ... Roman Empire in the West 26 PREFACE OF THE AUTHOR .
... Empire of the West . III . The last and longest of these periods includes about six centuries and a half ; from the revival of the Western Empire till the taking of Constantinople by ... Roman Empire in the West 26 PREFACE OF THE AUTHOR .
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