History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 — Page 2
Chapter IV: The Cruelty, Follies And Murder Of Commodus.—Part II.
Kapitel IV: Die Grausamkeit, Torheiten und der Mord an Commodus.—Teil II.
Chapter V: Sale Of The Empire To Didius Julianus.—Part I.
Kapitel V: Verkauf des Reiches an Didius Julianus.—Teil I.
Public Sale Of The Empire To Didius Julianus By The Prætorian Guards—Clodius Albinus In Britain, Pescennius Niger In Syria, And Septimius Severus In Pannonia, Declare Against The Murderers Of Pertinax—Civil Wars And Victory Of Severus Over His Three Rivals—Relaxation Of Discipline—New Maxims Of Government.
Öffentlicher Verkauf des Reiches an Didius Julianus durch die Prätorianergarde—Clodius Albinus in Britannien, Pescennius Niger in Syrien und Septimius Severus in Pannonien erklären sich gegen die Mörder des Pertinax—Bürgerkriege und Sieg des Severus über seine drei Rivalen—Lockerung der Disziplin—Neue Regierungsmaximen.
Chapter V: Sale Of The Empire To Didius Julianus.—Part II.
Kapitel V: Verkauf des Reiches an Didius Julianus.—Teil II.
Chapter VI: Death Of Severus, Tyranny Of Caracalla, Usurpation Of Marcinus.—Part I.
Kapitel VI: Tod des Severus, Tyrannei des Caracalla, Usurpation des Macrinus.—Teil I.
The Death Of Severus.—Tyranny Of Caracalla.—Usurpation Of Macrinus.—Follies Of Elagabalus.—Virtues Of Alexander Severus.—Licentiousness Of The Army.—General State Of The Roman Finances.
Der Tod des Severus.—Tyrannei des Caracalla.—Usurpation des Macrinus.—Torheiten des Elagabal.—Tugenden des Alexander Severus.—Zügellosigkeit der Armee.—Allgemeiner Zustand der römischen Finanzen.
Chapter VI: Death Of Severus, Tyranny Of Caracalla, Usurpation Of Marcinus.—Part II.
Kapitel VI: Tod des Severus, Tyrannei des Caracalla, Usurpation des Macrinus.—Teil II.
Chapter VI: Death Of Severus, Tyranny Of Caracalla, Usurpation Of Marcinus.—Part III.
Kapitel VI: Tod des Severus, Tyrannei des Caracalla, Usurpation des Macrinus.—Teil III.
Chapter VI: Death Of Severus, Tyranny Of Caracalla, Usurpation Of Marcinus.—Part IV.
Kapitel VI: Tod des Severus, Tyrannei des Caracalla, Usurpation des Macrinus.—Teil IV.
Chapter VII: Tyranny Of Maximin, Rebellion, Civil Wars, Death Of Maximin.—Part I.
Kapitel VII: Tyrannei des Maximin, Aufstand, Bürgerkriege, Tod des Maximin.—Teil I.
The Elevation And Tyranny Of Maximin.—Rebellion In Africa And Italy, Under The Authority Of The Senate.—Civil Wars And Seditions.—Violent Deaths Of Maximin And His Son, Of Maximus And Balbinus, And Of The Three Gordians.— Usurpation And Secular Games Of Philip.
Der Aufstieg und die Tyrannei des Maximin.—Aufstand in Afrika und Italien unter der Autorität des Senats.—Bürgerkriege und Aufstände.—Gewaltsamer Tod des Maximin und seines Sohnes, des Maximus und Balbinus sowie der drei Gordiane.—Usurpation und Säkularspiele des Philipp.
Chapter VII: Tyranny Of Maximin, Rebellion, Civil Wars, Death Of Maximin.—Part II.
Kapitel VII: Tyrannei des Maximin, Aufstand, Bürgerkriege, Tod des Maximin.—Teil II.
Chapter VII: Tyranny Of Maximin, Rebellion, Civil Wars, Death Of Maximin.—Part III.
Kapitel VII: Tyrannei des Maximin, Aufstand, Bürgerkriege, Tod des Maximin.—Teil III.
Chapter VIII: State Of Persia And Restoration Of The Monarchy.
Kapitel VIII: Zustand Persiens und Wiederherstellung der Monarchie.
Vocabulary
- Kapitel
- Chapter; a main division of a book
- Die
- Definite article: the (feminine/plural)
- Grausamkeit
- Cruelty; the quality of being brutal or cruel
- Torheiten
- Follies; foolish or unwise acts or behaviors
- und
- And; a coordinating conjunction
- der
- Definite article: the (masculine/genitive)
- Mord
- Murder; the unlawful killing of a person
- an
- Preposition meaning at, on, or to
- Teil
- Part; a section or portion of something larger
- Verkauf
- Sale; the act of selling something to someone
- des
- Genitive article: of the (masculine/neuter)
- Reiches
- Of the empire; genitive form of Reich
- Öffentlicher
- Public; relating to the general community or state
- durch
- Through; by means of something or someone
- die
- Definite article: the (feminine/plural)
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or inclusion
- Britannien
- Britain; the Roman province of Great Britain
- Syrien
- Syria; historical region and Roman province in Asia
- erklären
- To declare or explain something clearly and formally
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning themselves or oneself
- gegen
- Against; in opposition to something or someone
- Mörder
- Murderer; a person who commits murder
- Bürgerkriege
- Civil wars; armed conflicts within a single country
- Sieg
- Victory; a successful outcome in battle or competition
- über
- Over or about; preposition indicating position or topic
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun referring to masculine subject
- drei
- Three; the cardinal number between two and four
- Rivalen
- Rivals; competitors vying for the same goal
- Lockerung
- Relaxation or loosening; easing of rules or restrictions
- Disziplin
- Discipline; orderly conduct and adherence to rules
- Neue
- New; recently introduced or not previously existing
- Tod
- Death; the end of life of a person
- Tyrannei
- Tyranny; cruel and oppressive use of power
- Usurpation
- Usurpation; unlawful seizure of power or authority
- Der
- Definite article: the (masculine nominative)
- Tugenden
- Virtues; positive moral qualities of character
- Zügellosigkeit
- Licentiousness; lack of moral restraint or discipline
- Armee
- Army; a large organized military land force
- Allgemeiner
- General; relating to the whole rather than specifics
- Zustand
- State or condition; the situation something is in
- römischen
- Roman; relating to ancient Rome or its empire
- Finanzen
- Finances; management of money and economic resources
- Aufstand
- Uprising; a rebellion or revolt against authority
- Aufstieg
- Rise; an ascent to power or higher position
- Afrika
- Africa; continent and Roman provincial territory
- Italien
- Italy; country and heartland of the Roman Empire
- unter
- Under; beneath or subject to authority of someone
- Autorität
- Authority; legitimate power or right to govern
- Senats
- Of the Senate; genitive of the Roman governing body
- Aufstände
- Uprisings; plural of revolt or rebellion against authority
- Gewaltsamer
- Violent; involving force or physical harm
- seines
- His/its; genitive possessive pronoun for masculine nouns
- Sohnes
- Of the son; genitive form of Sohn
- sowie
- As well as; connecting additional items in a list
- Persiens
- Of Persia; genitive form referring to the Persian Empire
- Wiederherstellung
- Restoration; the act of bringing something back
- Monarchie
- Monarchy; a system of government led by a monarch
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