In discussing Barbarism and Christianity I have actually been discussing the Fall of Rome. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“But Christendom was not merely a community of warriors or even a community of the nobility. It was a civilization! Unfortunately, for… — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
I have a multivolume history of the world from the 19th century that begins with Noah's flood as though it's as historical… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
“—so much more opportunity now." Her voice trails off. "Hurrah for women's lib, eh?" "The lib?" Impatiently she leans forward and tugs… — James Tiptree Jr Copy Share Image
In the second century of the Christian era, the Empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“When the Greeks were free they created a civilization advanced beyond anything else in the world. When Rome imposed its imperial rule… — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
My fellow Americans: Last night when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that the… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“The fall of Rome in 476 A.D. marks the time when the literate barbarians of Rome were replaced by the illiterate barnarians… — Daniel Levering Lewis Copy Share Image
“Rather than a great tragedy, the fall of Rome was the single most beneficial event in the rise of Western civilization.” — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
Reading is difficult. People just aren't meant to read anymore. We're in a post-literate age. You know, a visual age. How many… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
“He won the Civil War for the North, and re-established the Union which today has grown into the vastest consolidated power since… — J.F.C. Fuller Copy Share Image
“Come one, come all! Welcome to the world's greatest entertainment since the fall of Rome. Life, death, victims, voyeurs. The best of… — Tso Copy Share Image
The fall of Rome is often regarded as an object lesson in the wages of sin. Its contemporaries, however, more frequently laid… — Orosius Copy Share Image
The greater part of our best years has been passed for our generation in these two great worldconvulsions. All will be changed… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
I'm not sure whether it's going to be the downfall of Rome - social media. There are too many secrets. — Judy Sheindlin Copy Share Image
“In the first place the process of disintegration was a slow one, for the whole tempo of life was slow and what… — Eileen Power Copy Share Image
Thus again the Netherlands, for the first time since the fall of Rome, were united under one crown imperial. They had already… — John Lothrop Motley Copy Share Image
In the second century of the Christian era, the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
The genius of America may be that it has built "the fall of Rome" into its very makeup: it is very consciously… — Cullen Murphy Copy Share Image
When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls--the World. — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
“This is the myth of the Dark Ages, the idea that history and progress pretty much stopped for a millennium after the… — Ehsan Masood Copy Share Image
“For example, at the fall of Rome there was very extensive slavery everywhere in Europe; by the time of the “Renaissance” it… — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
The fall of Rome seemed unthinkable to people at the time but inevitable to historians reflecting upon it with the benefit of… — Mary Pilon Copy Share Image
