This excerpt provides information about the roman empire. which sentence in the excerpt speak about the purpose of the text?
the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire
by edward gibbon (excerpt)
in the second century of the christian era, the empire of rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilized portion of mankind. the frontiers of that extensive monarchy were guarded by ancient renown and disciplined valor. the gentle but powerful influence of laws and manners had gradually cemented the union of the provinces. their peaceful inhabitants enjoyed and abused the advantages of wealth and luxury. the image of a free constitution was preserved with decent reverence: the roman senate appeared to possess the sovereign authority, and devolved on the emperors all the executive powers of government. during a happy period of more than fourscore years, the public administration was conducted by the virtue and abilities of nerva, trajan, hadrian, and the two > ) it is the design of this, and of the two succeeding chapters, to describe the prosperous condition of their empire; and after wards, from the death of marcus antoninus, to deduce the most important circumstances of its decline and fall; a revolution which will ever be remembered, and is still felt by the nations of the earth.> )
> b)the principal conquests of the romans were achieved under the republic; and the emperors, for the most part, were satisfied with preserving those dominions which had been acquired by the policy of the senate, the active emulations of the consuls, and the martial enthusiasm of the people.< ) the seven first centuries were filled with a rapid succession of triumphs; but it was reserved for augustus to relinquish the ambitious design of subduing the whole earth, and to introduce a spirit of moderation into the public councils. inclined to peace by his temper and situation, it was easy for him to discover that rome, in her present exalted situation, had much less to hope than to fear from the chance of arms; and that, in the prosecution of remote wars, the undertaking became every day more difficult, the event more doubtful, and the possession more precarious, and less beneficial. the experience of augustus added weight to these salutary reflections, and effectually convinced him that, by the prudent vigor of his counsels, it would be easy to secure every concession which the safety or the dignity of rome might require from the most formidable barbarians. c.> ) instead of exposing his person and his legions to the arrows of the parthians, he obtained, by an honorable treaty, the restitution of the standards and prisoners which had been taken in the defeat of crassus.<
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B)The principal conquests of the Romans were achieved under the republic; and the emperors, for the most part, were satisfied with preserving those dominions which had been acquired by the policy of the senate, the active emulations of the consuls, and the martial enthusiasm of the people.
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