Studies in English Literature: Being Typical Selections of British And ...
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. fflory. Give an abstract from memory of Gibbon^s de- scription of Palmyra.
142. oeean. Is the word here used literally or metaphorically ?
266 GIBBON.
neutrality, till at length, after the victories of Trajan, the little 15s republic sank into the bosom of Rome, and flourished more than one hundred and fifty years in the subordinate though honorable .
rank of a colony. It was during that peaceful period, if we may judge from a few remaining inscriptions, that the wealthy Palmy- renians constr...ucted those temples, palaces, and porticos of Gre- 160 cian architecture whose ruins, scattered over an extent of several miles, have deserved the curiosity of our travellers. The eleva- tion of Odenathus and Zenobia appeared to reflect new splendor on their country, and Palmyra, for a while, stood forth the rival* of Rome ; but the competition was fatal, and ages of prosperity 165 were sacrificed to a moment of glory.
8. In his march over the sandy desert between Emesa and Palmyra, the Emperor Aurelian was perpetually harassed by the Arabs ; nor could he always defend his army, and especially his baggage, from those flying troops of active and daring robbers, 170 who watched the moment of surprise, and eluded the slow pur- suit of the legions.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
. fflory. Give an abstract from memory of Gibbon^s de- scription of Palmyra.
142. oeean. Is the word here used literally or metaphorically ?
266 GIBBON.
neutrality, till at length, after the victories of Trajan, the little 15s republic sank into the bosom of Rome, and flourished more than one hundred and fifty years in the subordinate though honorable .
rank of a colony. It was during that peaceful period, if we may judge from a few remaining inscriptions, that the wealthy Palmy- renians constr...ucted those temples, palaces, and porticos of Gre- 160 cian architecture whose ruins, scattered over an extent of several miles, have deserved the curiosity of our travellers. The eleva- tion of Odenathus and Zenobia appeared to reflect new splendor on their country, and Palmyra, for a while, stood forth the rival* of Rome ; but the competition was fatal, and ages of prosperity 165 were sacrificed to a moment of glory.
8. In his march over the sandy desert between Emesa and Palmyra, the Emperor Aurelian was perpetually harassed by the Arabs ; nor could he always defend his army, and especially his baggage, from those flying troops of active and daring robbers, 170 who watched the moment of surprise, and eluded the slow pur- suit of the legions.
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