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The ruling passion of his soul

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 Posted under books, Gibbon. | Comments Off on The ruling passion of his soul

Yet Commodus was not, as he has been represented, a tiger born with an insatiate thirst of human blood, and capable, from his infancy, of the most inhuman actions. Nature ... Read more..

It is almost superfluous to enumerate the unworthy successors of Augustus

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 Posted under books, Gibbon. | Comments Off on It is almost superfluous to enumerate the unworthy successors of Augustus

It is almost superfluous to enumerate the unworthy successors of Augustus. Their unparalleled vices, and the splendid theatre on which they were acted, have saved them from oblivion. The dark, ... Read more..