UID:
almafu_9960118481502883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xvi, 543 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-139-33358-5
Serie:
Cambridge library collection. Classics
Inhalt:
The pre-eminent historian of his day, Edward Gibbon produced his magnum opus in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. Reissued here is the authoritative seven-volume edition prepared by J.B. Bury between 1896 and 1900. Immediately and widely acclaimed, Gibbon's work remains justly famous for its magisterial account of Roman imperialism and Christianity from the first century CE through to the fall of Constantinople and beyond. Innovative in its use of primary sources and notable for its tone of religious scepticism, this epic narrative stands as a masterpiece of English literature and historical scholarship. Volume 5 covers the period 565-1356 CE, addressing the Lombard conquest of Italy and the Persian siege of Constantinople, the divisive Christian doctrine of the incarnation, Byzantine rulers up to 1185, the reign of Charlemagne in the West, the life of Mohammed and the spread of Islam.
Anmerkung:
Also issued in print: 2013.
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Originally published: London: Methuen & Co., 1898.
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45. Reign of the younger Justin; 46. Revolutions of Persia; 47. Theological history of the doctrine of the incarnation; 48. Plan of the last four volumes; 49. Introduction, worship and persecution of images; 50. Description of Arabia and its inhabitants; 51. The conquest of Persia, Syria, Egypt, Africa, and Spain by the Arabs or Saracens.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-108-05075-1
Sprache:
Englisch
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