History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 — Page 1
HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
STORIA DEL DECLINO E DELLA CADUTA DELL'IMPERO ROMANO
Edward Gibbon, Esq.
Edward Gibbon, Esq.
With notes by the Rev. H. H. Milman
Con note del Rev. H. H. Milman
Vol. 1
Vol. 1
1782 (Written), 1845 (Revised)
1782 (Scritto), 1845 (Riveduto)
CONTENTS
INDICE
Introduction
Introduzione
Preface By The Editor.
Prefazione del Curatore.
Preface Of The Author.
Prefazione dell'Autore.
Preface To The First Volume.
Prefazione al Primo Volume.
Preface To The Fourth Volume Of The Original Quarto Edition.
Prefazione al Quarto Volume dell'Edizione Originale in Quarto.
Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines—Part I.
Capitolo I: L'Estensione dell'Impero nell'Età degli Antonini—Parte I.
The Extent And Military Force Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines.
L'Estensione e la Forza Militare dell'Impero nell'Età degli Antonini.
Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part II.
Capitolo I: L'Estensione dell'Impero nell'Età degli Antonini.—Parte II.
Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part III.
Capitolo I: L'Estensione dell'Impero nell'Età degli Antonini.—Parte III.
Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part I.
Capitolo II: La Prosperità Interna nell'Età degli Antonini.—Parte I.
Of The Union And Internal Prosperity Of The Roman Empire, In The Age Of The Antonines.
Dell'Unione e della Prosperità Interna dell'Impero Romano, nell'Età degli Antonini.
Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part II.
Capitolo II: La Prosperità Interna nell'Età degli Antonini.—Parte II.
Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part III.
Capitolo II: La Prosperità Interna nell'Età degli Antonini.—Parte III.
Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines. Part IV.
Capitolo II: La Prosperità Interna nell'Età degli Antonini. Parte IV.
Chapter III: The Constitution In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part I.
Capitolo III: La Costituzione nell'Età degli Antonini.—Parte I.
Of The Constitution Of The Roman Empire, In The Age Of The Antonines.
Della Costituzione dell'Impero Romano, nell'Età degli Antonini.
Chapter III: The Constitution In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part II.
Capitolo III: La Costituzione nell'Età degli Antonini.—Parte II.
Chapter IV: The Cruelty, Follies And Murder Of Commodus.—Part I.
Capitolo IV: La Crudeltà, le Follie e l'Assassinio di Commodo.—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 Crudeltà, le Follie e l'Assassinio di Commodo—Elezione di Pertinace—I suoi Tentativi di Riformare lo Stato—Il suo Assassinio da parte delle Guardie Pretoriane.
Vocabulary
- STORIA
- STOH-ryah — History; narrative account of past events
- DEL
- del — Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'
- DECLINO
- deh-KLEE-noh — Decline; gradual deterioration or weakening of something
- E
- eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- DELLA
- DEL-lah — Of the; feminine contraction of 'di' and 'la'
- CADUTA
- kah-DOO-tah — Fall; collapse or downfall of something great
- DELL
- del — Of the; contraction used before apostrophe
- IMPERO
- eem-PEH-roh — Empire; large territory under single supreme authority
- ROMANO
- roh-MAH-noh — Roman; relating to Rome or its civilization
- Con
- kon — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or addition
- note
- NOH-teh — Notes; written remarks or annotations on text
- del
- del — Of the; masculine singular definite article contraction
- Scritto
- SKREET-toh — Written; past participle of 'scrivere,' to write
- Riveduto
- ree-veh-DOO-toh — Revised; reviewed and corrected for new edition
- INDICE
- EEN-dee-cheh — Index; alphabetical list referencing book contents
- Introduzione
- een-troh-doo-TSYOH-neh — Introduction; opening section presenting a work's content
- Prefazione
- preh-fah-TSYOH-neh — Preface; author's preliminary statement before main text
- Curatore
- koo-rah-TOH-reh — Editor or curator; person who prepares a publication
- Autore
- ow-TOH-reh — Author; person who writes a literary work
- al
- al — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'il'
- Primo
- PREE-moh — First; ordinal number indicating primary position
- Volume
- voh-LOO-meh — Volume; single book within a multi-part series
- Quarto
- KWAHR-toh — Fourth; ordinal number indicating fourth position
- Edizione
- eh-dee-TSYOH-neh — Edition; particular version of a published work
- Originale
- oh-ree-jee-NAH-leh — Original; first or authentic version of something
- in
- een — In; preposition indicating location or inclusion
- Capitolo
- kah-PEE-toh-loh — Chapter; main division of a book or text
- Estensione
- eh-sten-SYOH-neh — Extension; the range or scope of something
- nell
- nel — In the; contraction used before vowel sounds
- Età
- eh-TAH — Age or era; historical period of time
- degli
- DEH-lyee — Of the; plural masculine contraction of 'di' and 'gli'
- Parte
- PAHR-teh — Part; section or division of a larger whole
- la
- lah — The; feminine singular definite article
- Forza
- FOR-tsah — Force or strength; power or military capability
- Militare
- mee-lee-TAH-reh — Military; relating to armed forces and warfare
- Prosperità
- proh-speh-ree-TAH — Prosperity; state of wealth and successful flourishing
- Interna
- een-TEHR-nah — Internal; relating to the inside or domestic affairs
- Unione
- oo-NYOH-neh — Union; joining together of people or territories
- Costituzione
- koh-stee-too-TSYOH-neh — Constitution; fundamental laws governing a state
- Crudeltà
- kroo-del-TAH — Cruelty; disposition to inflict pain or suffering
- le
- leh — The; feminine plural definite article
- Follie
- fol-LEE-eh — Follies; acts of madness or extreme foolishness
- Assassinio
- ahs-sahs-SEE-nyoh — Assassination or murder; deliberate killing of a person
- di
- dee — Of; preposition indicating possession or origin
- Elezione
- eh-leh-TSYOH-neh — Election; selection or appointment to a position
- suoi
- SWOH-ee — His/her/its; third person plural possessive adjective
- Tentativi
- ten-tah-TEE-vee — Attempts; efforts made to achieve a goal
- Riformare
- ree-for-MAH-reh — To reform; to improve or restructure an institution
- lo
- loh — The; masculine singular definite article before consonants
- Stato
- STAH-toh — State; organized political community or government
- Il
- eel — The; masculine singular definite article
- suo
- SWOH — His/her/its; third person singular possessive adjective
- da
- dah — By or from; preposition indicating agent or origin
- parte
- PAHR-teh — Part or side; portion belonging to a group
- delle
- DEL-leh — Of the; feminine plural contraction of 'di' and 'le'
- Guardie
- GWAHR-dyeh — Guards; soldiers assigned to protect a person
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