History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 — Page 4

Vocabulary

Regno

ren-yo — Kingdom or reign of a ruler

Suoi

swoi — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' or 'her'

Tre

tre — The number three

Associati

as-so-cha-ti — Associates or partners sharing power together

Ristabilimento

ris-ta-bi-li-men-to — Reestablishment or restoration of a previous condition

Generale

je-ne-ra-le — General or widespread, applying broadly to everything

Ordine

or-di-ne — Order, arrangement, or organized system

Tranquillità

tran-kwil-li-ta — Tranquility, calm, or peaceful state of affairs

Guerra

gwer-ra — War or armed conflict between opposing forces

Persiana

per-sya-na — Persian, relating to ancient Persia or Iran

Vittoria

vit-to-rya — Victory or triumph over an enemy

Trionfo

tryon-fo — Triumph or grand celebratory victory procession

Nuova

nwo-va — New or recently introduced feminine adjective

Forma

for-ma — Form, shape, or manner of organization

Amministrazione

am-mi-nis-tra-tsyo-ne — Administration or management of government affairs

Abdicazione

ab-di-ka-tsyo-ne — Abdication, formal renunciation of power or throne

Ritiro

ri-ti-ro — Retirement or withdrawal from public life

Capitolo

ka-pi-to-lo — Chapter of a book or text

Parte

par-te — Part or section of a larger work

Sei

sei — The number six

Imperatori

im-pe-ra-to-ri — Emperors, plural rulers of an empire

Stesso

stes-so — Same, identical, referring to the very same

Tempo

tem-po — Time or period, also means weather

Riunificazione

ryoo-ni-fi-ka-tsyo-ne — Reunification, act of bringing divided parts together

Impero

im-pe-ro — Empire, large territory under single rule

Turbolenze

tur-bo-len-tse — Turbulences, disturbances or periods of unrest

Dopo

do-po — After or following a particular event or time

Morte

mor-te — Death, the end of life

Elevazione

e-le-va-tsyo-ne — Elevation or raising someone to higher position

Vittorie

vit-to-rye — Victories, plural of triumph over enemies

su

su — Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'against'

sotto

sot-to — Under or beneath, also meaning 'under authority'

Autorità

aw-to-ri-ta — Authority or power to give commands

Progresso

pro-gres-so — Progress or advancement of something over time

Religione

re-li-jo-ne — Religion, system of spiritual belief and practice

Cristiana

kris-tya-na — Christian, relating to Christianity feminine form

Sentimenti

sen-ti-men-ti — Sentiments or feelings held by people

Costumi

kos-tu-mi — Customs, habits, or moral practices of people

Numero

nu-me-ro — Number or quantity of something

Condizione

kon-di-tsyo-ne — Condition or state of being of something

Cristiani

kris-tya-ni — Christians, followers of the Christian religion plural

Primitivi

pri-mi-ti-vi — Primitive or early, referring to first Christians