History of decline and destruction of the Roman Empire
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The first volume of the World Work of the English historian of the XVIII century. Dedicated to the period of Roman history from the age of Antonin to the unification of the Great Empire. It describes not only the life and activities of the emperors, Mark Aurelius, Karakalla, Elioogabal, the author draws large -scale paintings of everyday life and customs of Germans, Persians, Italians. A special place is given to the soldier"s emperors, the beginning of the raids of the German tribes and the analysis of the collapse of the once powerful power.
In the second volume of his monumental work, E. Gibbon turns to the rapid history of the Roman Empire of the first half of the 4th century. The author brilliantly describes the evolution of Christianity, the attitude of the Roman state, reforms made by emperors, and, finally, the triumph of the new religion. Under the pen of the historian, the characters of Konstantin the Great, his sons, the young Julian of the apostate, Aria, Athanasius of Alexandria, come to life, come to life, people who determined the face of this difficult period of Roman history.
In the third volume of his monumental work, E. Gibbon draws a bright picture of the era, preceding the final fall of the once powerful Roman Empire. Based on the numerous works of pagan and Christian writers of the 4th -5th centuries, the historian creates true images of outstanding political, state and religious figures of that time, masterfully describes both the household history of the empire and the daily life of the barbarians.
From the battle on the Catalan fields and the death of Attila to the appearance of the Langobard kingdom on the land of Italy - this is the segment of European history, which has become the subject of the fourth volume. The fall of the Roman Empire, its reasons, the transfer of the center of life to the east, to Byzantium, Emperor Justinian, his wife, the Circus Party, the Nick -Building, Construction, War with the Persians and Barbarian Kingdoms, the colonization of the Germans of Britain - these are the main plots of this book.
In the fifth volume of the English historian, the subject of his research is the era of the highest heyday and qualitative changes in the history of Europe and the Mediterranean basin in the VI -VIII centuries. Justinian"s board and the design of the arcas of Roman law, the conquest of Italy with the Langobards and the Wasant of the Persians, the development of Christian dogma and the fight against heresies, iconocraticism, the activities of Karl the Great in recreating the huge empire, the emergence of Muhammad and the emergence of Islam, masterfully outlined by the author, show the reader the whole diversity of historical realities of that time.
In this volume, E. Gibbon continues to recreate the large -scale canvas of European history of the VII -XI centuries, showing those events and historical trends that have determined the further development of international relations and internal history of European states for the next few hundred years, Arab conquests, Crusades, raids of the Normans to southern Europe and the formation of the Norman kingdom there, the appearance in the historical arena of the Seljuk Turks. He pays special attention to the history of the Slavs and Russia.
The last volume of the historical epic of E. Gibbon is dedicated to the final stage of the history of the Byzantine Empire, which ended with the fall of Constantinople and the conquest of part of Europe by the Turkish invaders. Comprehending the history of Byzantium and Rome, the author draws a wide picture of the tragic events of this time-the end of the Crusades, the Tatar-Mongol invasion of the lands of Eastern Europe, the campaigns of the great Timur, civil civilians in Italy,-identifying the end of the once a formidable and great state.
For students of historical, oriental, political science, philological specialties, as well as everyone interested in world history
In the second volume of his monumental work, E. Gibbon turns to the rapid history of the Roman Empire of the first half of the 4th century. The author brilliantly describes the evolution of Christianity, the attitude of the Roman state, reforms made by emperors, and, finally, the triumph of the new religion. Under the pen of the historian, the characters of Konstantin the Great, his sons, the young Julian of the apostate, Aria, Athanasius of Alexandria, come to life, come to life, people who determined the face of this difficult period of Roman history.
In the third volume of his monumental work, E. Gibbon draws a bright picture of the era, preceding the final fall of the once powerful Roman Empire. Based on the numerous works of pagan and Christian writers of the 4th -5th centuries, the historian creates true images of outstanding political, state and religious figures of that time, masterfully describes both the household history of the empire and the daily life of the barbarians.
From the battle on the Catalan fields and the death of Attila to the appearance of the Langobard kingdom on the land of Italy - this is the segment of European history, which has become the subject of the fourth volume. The fall of the Roman Empire, its reasons, the transfer of the center of life to the east, to Byzantium, Emperor Justinian, his wife, the Circus Party, the Nick -Building, Construction, War with the Persians and Barbarian Kingdoms, the colonization of the Germans of Britain - these are the main plots of this book.
In the fifth volume of the English historian, the subject of his research is the era of the highest heyday and qualitative changes in the history of Europe and the Mediterranean basin in the VI -VIII centuries. Justinian"s board and the design of the arcas of Roman law, the conquest of Italy with the Langobards and the Wasant of the Persians, the development of Christian dogma and the fight against heresies, iconocraticism, the activities of Karl the Great in recreating the huge empire, the emergence of Muhammad and the emergence of Islam, masterfully outlined by the author, show the reader the whole diversity of historical realities of that time.
In this volume, E. Gibbon continues to recreate the large -scale canvas of European history of the VII -XI centuries, showing those events and historical trends that have determined the further development of international relations and internal history of European states for the next few hundred years, Arab conquests, Crusades, raids of the Normans to southern Europe and the formation of the Norman kingdom there, the appearance in the historical arena of the Seljuk Turks. He pays special attention to the history of the Slavs and Russia.
The last volume of the historical epic of E. Gibbon is dedicated to the final stage of the history of the Byzantine Empire, which ended with the fall of Constantinople and the conquest of part of Europe by the Turkish invaders. Comprehending the history of Byzantium and Rome, the author draws a wide picture of the tragic events of this time-the end of the Crusades, the Tatar-Mongol invasion of the lands of Eastern Europe, the campaigns of the great Timur, civil civilians in Italy,-identifying the end of the once a formidable and great state.
For students of historical, oriental, political science, philological specialties, as well as everyone interested in world history
Author:
Author:Gibbon Edward
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:History & Geography
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-8291-3799-1
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