Project Gutenberg 2003-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 290 Kingsley, Charles 1819 1875 Kingley, Charles Kingsley, C. (Charles) Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max) 1823 1900 Muller, F. Max (Friedrich Max) F. Max Müller Mueller, Friedrich Max Müller, Max Müller, Friedrich Max The Roman and the Teuton A Series of Lectures delivered before the University of Cambridge Preface by Professor F. Max Muller -- The Forest Children -- The Dying Empire -- Preface to Lecture III -- The Human Deluge -- The Gothic Civilizer -- Dietrich's End -- The Nemesis of the Goths -- Paulus Diaconus -- The Clergy and the Heathen -- The Monk a Civilizer -- The Lombard Laws -- The Popes and the Lombards -- The Strategy of Prividence ­-- Appendix: Inaugural Lecture: The Limits of Exact Science as Applied to History. Transcribed from the 1889 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price "The Roman and the Teuton" by Charles Kingsley is a series of historical lectures delivered before the University of Cambridge in the late 19th century. The lectures examine the interactions and conflicts between the Roman Empire and the Teutonic tribes, exploring themes of power, morality, and the human condition throughout their historical narratives. Kingsley's aim is not merely to recount history but to provoke thought about the underlying moral and ethical lessons it contains. At the start of the book, Kingsley introduces a parable about "forest children" who encounter a sinister "Troll-garden," representing the allure and corruption of civilization versus the purity of their original existence. He argues that the Teutonic peoples were like these children, initially innocent and unconsciously powerful but gradually corrupted by the temptations of Roman civilization. As the lectures unfold, he promises to delve deeper into the complexities of human nature and societal evolution during the collapse of the Roman Empire and the rise of new national identities among the Teutons. With rich imagery and moral introspection, Kingsley sets the stage for a thought-provoking exploration of history's lessons. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Rome -- History -- Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries Middle Ages Germanic peoples D Text Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient Category: Philosophy & Ethics 607408 2025-08-02T09:14:04.238224 text/html 612781 2007-10-04T15:30:53 text/html 312719 2025-08-02T09:14:12.361090 application/epub+zip 319859 2025-08-02T09:14:07.266190 application/epub+zip 301483 2025-08-02T09:14:05.975173 application/epub+zip 531957 2025-08-02T09:14:16.868124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503154 2025-08-02T09:14:11.673142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481175 2022-09-02T11:59:21.008382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585211 2025-08-02T09:14:03.640189 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 585081 2007-10-04T15:32:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20864 2025-08-02T09:14:17.018114 application/rdf+xml 12613 2025-08-02T09:14:06.483135 image/jpeg 3424 2025-08-02T09:14:06.229135 image/jpeg 232405 2007-10-04T15:32:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 227784 2007-10-04T15:32:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 310438 2025-08-02T09:14:04.304172 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia