Reflections on the Causes of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire (1825) - Hardcover

Montesquieu, Charles De Secondat

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1165006294 ISBN 13: 9781165006298

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, 2010

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Reflections On The Causes Of The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire is a historical analysis written by Charles De Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu in 1825. The book examines the reasons behind the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, exploring factors such as political and economic systems, military strategies, and cultural influences.Montesquieu uses a comparative approach, drawing parallels between the Roman Empire and other civilizations throughout history. He also examines the role of individual leaders and their impact on the fate of the empire.The book is divided into two parts, with the first part focusing on the rise of the Roman Empire and the second part examining its decline and eventual collapse. Montesquieu offers insights into the complex factors that contributed to the empire's success and ultimate downfall, including corruption, political instability, and military overextension.Overall, Reflections On The Causes Of The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire is an insightful and thought-provoking analysis of one of the most significant empires in world history. It remains a valuable resource for historians and scholars interested in the study of ancient civilizations and their legacies.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

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THE E L o G E o F XvI. D E M 0 N T E S QUI E U. Tranflated from the FRENCH of , 11. D E M A U PER T U I S. From the MONTHLY REVIEW. era the AUTHORS of the MONTHLY REVIEW. G E NT L EM E N, SIN C E you were pleafed to give a place to my lirfi letter, in your Supplement to the Reviews of the paft year, I am encou .. raged to proceed in my abfiaas of (uch foreign books as may deferve the attention of your readers. I have lately met with nothing more reinarkable than a [mall Pamphlet, bearing this title-Eloge de MonJieur de MONTESQUIEU, par M. de MAUPERTUIS. Hambourg; 12 mo. It has ahvays been the laudibleclll10LD of A2

Table of Contents

CONTENTS; CHAP; 1 I THE inftmcy of Rome 2 The wars; it fuflained Page 25; II Of the ftience of war as pra{/ifed by the; Romans 3S; III The methods by which the Roma1ZS raifed; themfelves to empire 41; IV I Of the Gauls 2 Of PyrrhuJ 4 Paral; leI hehuecn Carthage and Rome 4 The; war of Hannibal 45; V The flate of Greece, of 1l1acedonia, of Syria,; and of Egypt, after the depreJ1ion; of Carthage 57; VI The condt!EI 'l,vhich the Romans ohftrved, in; order to fuhdue all nations 69; VII How it was poffihle for lI-lithridates to relift; the Ramans 82; VIII Of the diviJions which always fobfifled in; the city 85; IX Two cauJes which deflroyed Rom~ 93; x Of the corruptions of the Romans 99; XI Of Sylla, Pompey, tInd Caefltr 102; XII Obfervatums 011 the flate of Rome after the; death of Caefor I 17; XIII AuguJlus I 24; XIV Tiberius I 34; XV Remarks on the emperors from Caius Caligula; to Antoninus I 40; XVI Conjiderations (;n the flate of the empire; from Antonil1US to Probus 153 X VII Changes in the Jlate Page 168; XVIU An accofmt of joirfl'new maxims received; by the·~Romalls I 79; XIX Some particulars of the grandeur of Attita; The e{}ahiifhment of the BarbarianJ accounted; for Reafons why the lVeflern; empire was overturned before that ilz; Eafl 18 7; XX I The COllquefls of Juflinian 2

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1165006294
• ISBN 13: 9781165006298
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
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