History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 — Page 1
HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
HISTORIA DE LA DECADENCIA Y CAÍDA DEL IMPERIO ROMANO
Edward Gibbon, Esq.
Edward Gibbon, Esq.
With notes by the Rev. H. H. Milman
Con notas del Rev. H. H. Milman
Vol. 1
Vol. 1
1782 (Written), 1845 (Revised)
1782 (Escrito), 1845 (Revisado)
CONTENTS
CONTENIDO
Introduction
Introducción
Preface By The Editor.
Prefacio del Editor.
Preface Of The Author.
Prefacio del Autor.
Preface To The First Volume.
Prefacio al Primer Volumen.
Preface To The Fourth Volume Of The Original Quarto Edition.
Prefacio al Cuarto Volumen de la Edición Original en Cuarto.
Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines—Part I.
Capítulo I: La Extensión del Imperio en la Era de los Antoninos—Parte I.
The Extent And Military Force Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines.
La Extensión y la Fuerza Militar del Imperio en la Era de los Antoninos.
Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part II.
Capítulo I: La Extensión del Imperio en la Era de los Antoninos.—Parte II.
Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part III.
Capítulo I: La Extensión del Imperio en la Era de los Antoninos.—Parte III.
Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part I.
Capítulo II: La Prosperidad Interna en la Era de los Antoninos.—Parte I.
Of The Union And Internal Prosperity Of The Roman Empire, In The Age Of The Antonines.
De la Unión y la Prosperidad Interna del Imperio Romano, en la Era de los Antoninos.
Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part II.
Capítulo II: La Prosperidad Interna en la Era de los Antoninos.—Parte II.
Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part III.
Capítulo II: La Prosperidad Interna en la Era de los Antoninos.—Parte III.
Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines. Part IV.
Capítulo II: La Prosperidad Interna en la Era de los Antoninos. Parte IV.
Chapter III: The Constitution In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part I.
Capítulo III: La Constitución en la Era de los Antoninos.—Parte I.
Of The Constitution Of The Roman Empire, In The Age Of The Antonines.
De la Constitución del Imperio Romano, en la Era de los Antoninos.
Chapter III: The Constitution In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part II.
Capítulo III: La Constitución en la Era de los Antoninos.—Parte II.
Chapter IV: The Cruelty, Follies And Murder Of Commodus.—Part I.
Capítulo IV: La Crueldad, Locuras y Asesinato de Cómodo.—Parte I.
The Cruelty, Follies, And Murder Of Commodus—Election Of Pertinax—His Attempts To Reform The State—His Assassination By The Prætorian Guards.
La Crueldad, Locuras y Asesinato de Cómodo—Elección de Pértinax—Sus Intentos de Reformar el Estado—Su Asesinato por la Guardia Pretoriana.
Vocabulary
- HISTORIA
- Account of past events; the study of history
- DE
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- LA
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- DECADENCIA
- Gradual decline or deterioration of something
- Y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- CAÍDA
- A fall or collapse of something
- DEL
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'
- IMPERIO
- A large political unit ruled by an emperor
- ROMANO
- Relating to Rome or its empire
- Con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- notas
- Written remarks or annotations in a text
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'
- Escrito
- Written; past participle of 'escribir'
- Revisado
- Revised or reviewed; past participle of 'revisar'
- CONTENIDO
- The contents or subject matter of a text
- Introducción
- Opening section presenting the main topic
- Prefacio
- Introductory remarks at the start of a book
- Editor
- Person who prepares a text for publication
- Autor
- Person who wrote or created a work
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'
- Primer
- First in order or sequence
- Volumen
- A single book in a multi-part series
- Cuarto
- Fourth in order; also means a quarter
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- la
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- Edición
- A particular version or printing of a book
- Original
- The first or earliest version of something
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'on'
- Capítulo
- A main division or section of a book
- La
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- Extensión
- The scope or size of something
- Imperio
- A large political unit ruled by an emperor
- Era
- A distinct period of history or time
- los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- Parte
- A section or portion of a larger whole
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- Fuerza
- Strength or force of a person or thing
- Militar
- Relating to armed forces or warfare
- Prosperidad
- A state of wealth and successful development
- Interna
- Internal; relating to the inside of something
- De
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- Unión
- The joining together of separate entities
- Romano
- Relating to Rome or its civilization
- Constitución
- The fundamental laws governing a state
- Crueldad
- Willingness to cause pain or suffering to others
- Locuras
- Acts of madness or extreme foolishness
- Asesinato
- The deliberate killing of a person; murder
- Elección
- The process of choosing someone by voting
- Sus
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'
- Intentos
- Attempts or efforts to accomplish something
- Reformar
- To improve or change something by correction
- el
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- Estado
- The political organization of a nation or government
- Su
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'by', 'for', or 'through'
- Guardia
- A group of soldiers protecting an important person
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