“But [the Arabs'] friendship was venal, their faith inconstant, their enmity capricious: it was an easier task to excite than to disarm these roving barbarians; and, in the familiar intercourse of war, they learned to see, and to despise, the splendid weakness both of Rome and of Persia.”
Quote by Edward Gibbon
Work
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: The Modern Library Collection (Complete and Unabridged)
Edward Gibbon's seminal work provides a detailed narrative of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, covering political, social, and cultural aspects of the period. more
Author
Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon was an English historian renowned for his magnum opus, 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'. His work has had a profound impact on historical studies. more
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