Author : Edward Howard Griggs
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260141132
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (411 download)
Book Synopsis Syllabus of a Course of Six Lectures on the Cities of Italy and Their Gift to Civilization (Classic Reprint) by : Edward Howard Griggs
Download or read book Syllabus of a Course of Six Lectures on the Cities of Italy and Their Gift to Civilization (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Howard Griggs and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Syllabus of a Course of Six Lectures on the Cities of Italy and Their Gift to Civilization Outline of History - The situation and environment of Rome; influence upon the character of the people. Character and genius of the race when first appearing upon the theatre of history. Logical development of Roman character and Spirit. The first period of Roman history that influenced the civilization of Europe. The Republic: Its social and political organization. Central idea of' Roman life. Tendencies which built up so highly organized and central izod a state. The relations of classes. The gradual development from within. The growth of power. Crisis in the destiny of the republic. The Empire: Inevitable rise of it. Change in the meaning of Roman institutions. Mastery of the world; reasons for it, and significance of it. Epoch of greatest power and magnificence; character of life and art. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.