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.
Chapitre IV : La Cruauté, les Folies et le Meurtre de Commode.—Partie II.
Chapter V: Sale Of The Empire To Didius Julianus.—Part I.
Chapitre V : Vente de l'Empire à Didius Julianus.—Partie 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.
Vente publique de l'Empire à Didius Julianus par les Gardes prétoriennes—Clodius Albinus en Bretagne, Pescennius Niger en Syrie, et Septime Sévère en Pannonie, se déclarent contre les Meurtriers de Pertinax—Guerres civiles et Victoire de Sévère sur ses trois Rivaux—Relâchement de la Discipline—Nouvelles Maximes de Gouvernement.
Chapter V: Sale Of The Empire To Didius Julianus.—Part II.
Chapitre V : Vente de l'Empire à Didius Julianus.—Partie II.
Chapter VI: Death Of Severus, Tyranny Of Caracalla, Usurpation Of Marcinus.—Part I.
Chapitre VI : Mort de Sévère, Tyrannie de Caracalla, Usurpation de Macrin.—Partie 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.
La Mort de Sévère.—Tyrannie de Caracalla.—Usurpation de Macrin.—Folies d'Élagabal.—Vertus d'Alexandre Sévère.—Licence de l'Armée.—État général des Finances romaines.
Chapter VI: Death Of Severus, Tyranny Of Caracalla, Usurpation Of Marcinus.—Part II.
Chapitre VI : Mort de Sévère, Tyrannie de Caracalla, Usurpation de Macrin.—Partie II.
Chapter VI: Death Of Severus, Tyranny Of Caracalla, Usurpation Of Marcinus.—Part III.
Chapitre VI : Mort de Sévère, Tyrannie de Caracalla, Usurpation de Macrin.—Partie III.
Chapter VI: Death Of Severus, Tyranny Of Caracalla, Usurpation Of Marcinus.—Part IV.
Chapitre VI : Mort de Sévère, Tyrannie de Caracalla, Usurpation de Macrin.—Partie IV.
Chapter VII: Tyranny Of Maximin, Rebellion, Civil Wars, Death Of Maximin.—Part I.
Chapitre VII : Tyrannie de Maximin, Rébellion, Guerres civiles, Mort de Maximin.—Partie 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.
L'Élévation et la Tyrannie de Maximin.—Rébellion en Afrique et en Italie, sous l'Autorité du Sénat.—Guerres civiles et Séditions.—Morts violentes de Maximin et de son Fils, de Maxime et de Balbin, et des trois Gordiens.—Usurpation et Jeux séculaires de Philippe.
Chapter VII: Tyranny Of Maximin, Rebellion, Civil Wars, Death Of Maximin.—Part II.
Chapitre VII : Tyrannie de Maximin, Rébellion, Guerres civiles, Mort de Maximin.—Partie II.
Chapter VII: Tyranny Of Maximin, Rebellion, Civil Wars, Death Of Maximin.—Part III.
Chapitre VII : Tyrannie de Maximin, Rébellion, Guerres civiles, Mort de Maximin.—Partie III.
Chapter VIII: State Of Persia And Restoration Of The Monarchy.
Chapitre VIII : État de la Perse et Restauration de la Monarchie.
Vocabulary
- Chapitre
- sha-pee-truh — Chapter; a main division of a book
- La
- lah — Feminine definite article: the
- Cruauté
- kroo-oh-tay — Cruelty; brutal or savage behavior toward others
- les
- lay — Plural definite article: the
- Folies
- foh-lee — Follies; acts of foolishness or madness
- et
- ay — Conjunction meaning and
- le
- luh — Masculine definite article: the
- Meurtre
- muhr-truh — Murder; the unlawful killing of a person
- de
- duh — Preposition meaning of or from
- Partie
- par-tee — Part; a section or portion of something
- Vente
- vahnt — Sale; the act of selling something
- l'
- luh/lah — Elided definite article: the
- Empire
- ahm-peer — Empire; a large territory under one ruler
- à
- ah — Preposition meaning to, at, or for
- publique
- poo-bleek — Public; relating to the general population or state
- par
- par — Preposition meaning by or through
- Gardes
- gard — Guards; soldiers or protectors on duty
- en
- ahn — Preposition meaning in or to
- Bretagne
- bruh-tan-yuh — Britain or Brittany; Roman province in northwest Europe
- Syrie
- see-ree — Syria; ancient region in the Middle East
- se
- suh — Reflexive pronoun meaning himself, herself, or themselves
- déclarent
- day-klar — Declare; they officially announce or proclaim something
- contre
- kohn-truh — Preposition meaning against or opposed to
- Meurtriers
- muhr-tree-ay — Murderers; people who have committed murder
- Guerres
- gair — Wars; armed conflicts between nations or groups
- civiles
- see-veel — Civil; relating to war among citizens of same state
- Victoire
- veek-twar — Victory; success achieved in a battle or contest
- sur
- soor — Preposition meaning on or over
- ses
- say — Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or its
- trois
- trwah — Number three
- Rivaux
- ree-voh — Rivals; competitors or opponents in conflict
- Relâchement
- ruh-lash-mahn — Relaxation or slackening; loosening of rules or discipline
- la
- lah — Feminine definite article: the
- Discipline
- dee-see-pleen — Discipline; strict training or order enforced in groups
- Nouvelles
- noo-vehl — New; feminine plural adjective meaning new or novel
- Maximes
- mak-seem — Maxims; general principles or rules of conduct
- Gouvernement
- goo-vehrn-mahn — Government; the system of ruling a country
- Mort
- mor — Death; the end of life
- Tyrannie
- tee-rah-nee — Tyranny; cruel and oppressive rule by authority
- Usurpation
- oo-zoor-pah-syohn — Usurpation; illegally seizing power or position
- d'
- duh — Elided preposition meaning of or from
- Vertus
- vehr-too — Virtues; moral qualities or excellent characteristics
- Licence
- lee-sahns — License or licentiousness; excessive freedom or debauchery
- Armée
- ar-may — Army; organized military force of a nation
- État
- ay-tah — State; a nation or condition of affairs
- général
- zhay-nay-ral — General; overall or relating to a whole
- des
- day — Partitive or plural article meaning of the
- Finances
- fee-nahns — Finances; management of money and fiscal resources
- romaines
- roh-mehn — Roman; feminine plural adjective relating to Rome
- Rébellion
- ray-behl-yohn — Rebellion; organized resistance against authority or government
- L'
- luh/lah — Elided definite article: the
- Élévation
- ay-lay-vah-syohn — Elevation; raising to a higher position or rank
- Afrique
- ah-freek — Africa; the continent or Roman province of Africa
- Italie
- ee-tah-lee — Italy; the peninsula nation in southern Europe
- sous
- soo — Preposition meaning under or beneath
- Autorité
- oh-toh-ree-tay — Authority; the power to command or enforce obedience
- du
- doo — Contracted article meaning of the
- Sénat
- say-nah — Senate; the governing council of ancient Rome
- Séditions
- say-dee-syohn — Seditions; rebellious acts against established authority
- Morts
- mor — Deaths; plural of death, ends of life
- violentes
- vyoh-lahnt — Violent; involving force, intensity, or brutality
- son
- sohn — Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or its
- Fils
- fees — Son; a male child in relation to parents
- Jeux
- zhuh — Games; public spectacles or festivities in Rome
- séculaires
- say-koo-lair — Secular; occurring once per century, centennial games
- Perse
- pehrs — Persia; ancient empire east of Rome
- Restauration
- rehs-toh-rah-syohn — Restoration; the act of bringing something back again
- Monarchie
- moh-nar-shee — Monarchy; a system of government ruled by a king
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