| Author: | Thomas De Quincey | ISBN: | 9781531267704 |
| Publisher: | Ozymandias Press | Publication: | January 30, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Thomas De Quincey |
| ISBN: | 9781531267704 |
| Publisher: | Ozymandias Press |
| Publication: | January 30, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The condition of the Roman Emperors has never yet been fully appreciated; nor has it been sufficiently perceived in what respects it was absolutely unique. There was but one Rome: no other city, as we are satisfied by the collation of many facts, either of ancient or modern times, has ever rivalled this astonishing metropolis in the grandeur of magnitude; and not many - if we except the cities of Greece, none at all - in the grandeur of architectural display...
The condition of the Roman Emperors has never yet been fully appreciated; nor has it been sufficiently perceived in what respects it was absolutely unique. There was but one Rome: no other city, as we are satisfied by the collation of many facts, either of ancient or modern times, has ever rivalled this astonishing metropolis in the grandeur of magnitude; and not many - if we except the cities of Greece, none at all - in the grandeur of architectural display...
