History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 — Page 1
HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
GESCHICHTE DES VERFALLS UND UNTERGANGS DES RÖMISCHEN REICHES
Edward Gibbon, Esq.
Edward Gibbon, Esq.
With notes by the Rev. H. H. Milman
Mit Anmerkungen von Rev. H. H. Milman
Vol. 1
Bd. 1
1782 (Written), 1845 (Revised)
1782 (Verfasst), 1845 (Überarbeitet)
CONTENTS
INHALT
Introduction
Einleitung
Preface By The Editor.
Vorwort des Herausgebers.
Preface Of The Author.
Vorwort des Autors.
Preface To The First Volume.
Vorwort zum ersten Band.
Preface To The Fourth Volume Of The Original Quarto Edition.
Vorwort zum vierten Band der ursprünglichen Quartausgabe.
Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines—Part I.
Kapitel I: Die Ausdehnung des Reiches im Zeitalter der Antonine – Teil I.
The Extent And Military Force Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines.
Die Ausdehnung und Militärmacht des Reiches im Zeitalter der Antonine.
Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part II.
Kapitel I: Die Ausdehnung des Reiches im Zeitalter der Antonine. – Teil II.
Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part III.
Kapitel I: Die Ausdehnung des Reiches im Zeitalter der Antonine. – Teil III.
Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part I.
Kapitel II: Der innere Wohlstand im Zeitalter der Antonine. – Teil I.
Of The Union And Internal Prosperity Of The Roman Empire, In The Age Of The Antonines.
Über die Einheit und den inneren Wohlstand des Römischen Reiches im Zeitalter der Antonine.
Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part II.
Kapitel II: Der innere Wohlstand im Zeitalter der Antonine. – Teil II.
Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part III.
Kapitel II: Der innere Wohlstand im Zeitalter der Antonine. – Teil III.
Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines. Part IV.
Kapitel II: Der innere Wohlstand im Zeitalter der Antonine. Teil IV.
Chapter III: The Constitution In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part I.
Kapitel III: Die Verfassung im Zeitalter der Antonine. – Teil I.
Of The Constitution Of The Roman Empire, In The Age Of The Antonines.
Über die Verfassung des Römischen Reiches im Zeitalter der Antonine.
Chapter III: The Constitution In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part II.
Kapitel III: Die Verfassung im Zeitalter der Antonine. – Teil II.
Chapter IV: The Cruelty, Follies And Murder Of Commodus.—Part I.
Kapitel IV: Die Grausamkeit, Torheiten und der Mord an Commodus. – Teil I.
The Cruelty, Follies, And Murder Of Commodus—Election Of Pertinax—His Attempts To Reform The State—His Assassination By The Prætorian Guards.
Die Grausamkeit, Torheiten und der Mord an Commodus – Wahl des Pertinax – Seine Versuche, den Staat zu reformieren – Seine Ermordung durch die Prätorianergarde.
Vocabulary
- GESCHICHTE
- History; the study or account of past events
- DES
- Of the; genitive article for masculine/neuter nouns
- VERFALLS
- Of the decline or decay; deterioration over time
- UND
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- UNTERGANGS
- Of the downfall or ruin; complete collapse
- RÖMISCHEN
- Roman; adjective referring to Rome or its empire
- REICHES
- Of the empire or realm; large sovereign territory
- Mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or inclusion
- Anmerkungen
- Annotations or notes; explanatory remarks added to text
- von
- By or from; preposition indicating origin or authorship
- Bd
- Band; abbreviation for volume of a book
- Verfasst
- Written or composed; past participle of verfassen
- Überarbeitet
- Revised or reworked; past participle of überarbeiten
- INHALT
- Contents or table of contents; overview of a book
- Einleitung
- Introduction; opening section presenting a work
- Vorwort
- Foreword or preface; brief introductory statement
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article for masculine/neuter
- Herausgebers
- Of the editor or publisher; person who prepares a text
- Autors
- Of the author; person who wrote the work
- zum
- To the; contraction of zu dem
- ersten
- First; ordinal adjective indicating the initial item
- Band
- Volume; a bound book forming part of a series
- vierten
- Fourth; ordinal adjective indicating the fourth item
- der
- The; definite article for feminine or genitive nouns
- ursprünglichen
- Original; adjective meaning initial or first version
- Kapitel
- Chapter; main division of a book
- Die
- The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- Ausdehnung
- Expansion or extent; the spreading out of something
- Reiches
- Of the empire; genitive form of Reich
- im
- In the; contraction of in dem
- Zeitalter
- Age or era; a distinct period of historical time
- Teil
- Part or section; a portion of a larger whole
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- Militärmacht
- Military power; the armed strength of a state
- Der
- The; definite article for masculine nominative nouns
- innere
- Inner or internal; relating to the inside of something
- Wohlstand
- Prosperity or welfare; a state of wealth and comfort
- Über
- About or over; preposition indicating topic or position
- die
- The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- Einheit
- Unity or oneness; the state of being unified
- den
- The; definite article in accusative or dative case
- inneren
- Inner; inflected adjective describing interior aspects
- Römischen
- Roman; inflected adjective referring to Roman civilization
- Verfassung
- Constitution or government structure; fundamental laws
- Grausamkeit
- Cruelty; the quality of being brutal or merciless
- Torheiten
- Follies or foolishnesses; acts of stupidity or absurdity
- Mord
- Murder; the unlawful deliberate killing of a person
- an
- At or on; preposition indicating location or direction
- Wahl
- Election or choice; the act of selecting someone
- Seine
- His; possessive pronoun referring to a masculine subject
- Versuche
- Attempts or efforts; tries to accomplish something
- Staat
- State or nation; an organized political community
- zu
- To or too; preposition or infinitive particle
- reformieren
- To reform; to improve by making structural changes
- Ermordung
- Assassination or murder; the killing of a person
- durch
- Through or by; preposition indicating means or agency
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