Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 100 Lord, John 1810 1894 The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. Reading ease score: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Robert Nield, Tom Allen, Tiffany Vergon, Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Old Roman World: The Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization" by John Lord is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book explores the rise and fall of Roman civilization, emphasizing its military conquests, governmental structures, cultural achievements, and eventual decline. Lord sets out to illustrate both the greatness and the internal flaws of the Roman Empire, engaging with themes of ambition, war, governance, and morality. At the start of the book, the author introduces the epic tale of Rome's transformation from a small village into a mighty empire, detailing the aggressive military campaigns and the remarkable resilience of its citizen-soldiers. His narrative outlines the early heroic periods, intense struggles, and the singular dedication of Romans to warfare. Lord presents a vivid portrayal of the Roman character, portrayed as resilient and fiercely patriotic, driven more by a thirst for conquest than ideals of liberty or cultural enrichment. He sets the stage for a deeper analysis of various aspects of Roman life, its governmental constitution, and the societal dynamics that contributed to its expansion as well as its eventual downfall, which he plans to explore in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Rome -- Civilization DG Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1294707 1294538 2024-10-03T11:01:08.009943 2023-10-03T09:45:11.846310 text/html text/html 1294700 1294531 2024-10-03T11:01:08.380961 2023-10-03T09:45:12.117312 text/html text/html 560594 2024-10-03T11:01:22.348386 application/epub+zip 579294 2024-10-03T11:01:12.603417 application/epub+zip 550406 2024-10-03T11:01:11.062947 application/epub+zip 1054090 2024-10-03T11:01:30.577309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1000863 2024-10-03T11:01:21.365389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 859894 2022-09-03T13:46:30.049060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1248493 1248375 2024-10-03T11:01:07.170979 2023-10-03T09:45:11.345311 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1243452 2020-12-30T01:43:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 452728 2020-12-30T01:43:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18779 2024-10-03T11:01:30.707315 application/rdf+xml 24355 2024-10-03T11:01:11.630916 image/jpeg 4677 2024-10-03T11:01:11.345929 image/jpeg 555340 2024-10-03T11:01:08.483931 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia