Project Gutenberg 2023-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 327 Ferrero, Guglielmo 1871 1942 Ferrero, Leo 1903 1933 La ruine de la civilisation antique. Italian La rovina della civiltà antica $aMilano :$bAthena, $c1926. Originally published in French as articles in the "Revue des deux mondes" in 1919-1920. Translated into Italian by G. Ferrero's son, Leo, in 1925. Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library) "La rovina della civiltà antica" by Guglielmo Ferrero is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the decline of ancient civilization, examining significant episodes and systemic failures that contributed to its downfall. Ferrero reflects on both the historical context and the implications of this decline for contemporary society, suggesting that lessons learned from the past are still relevant in identifying threats to modern civilization. The opening of this account establishes Ferrero's intent to explore the causes behind the decline of ancient civilizations, particularly focusing on the Roman Empire's transformation from a powerful society to one riddled with internal strife and external invasions. He begins by contradicting the notion that the decline was gradual, positing instead that it culminated dramatically after a brief period of robust cultural and political existence. Through insights into the structure of imperial authority, Ferrero critiques the political chaos following the assassination of Emperor Alexander Severus and discusses how disintegrating aristocracy, the erosion of civic virtue, and the rise of competing powers weakened the Empire’s foundation, ultimately contributing to its disintegration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230104044631ferrero 1926 IT Reading ease score: 25.6 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. it Rome -- Civilization Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 DG Text Category: History - Ancient 256874 2025-06-28T08:53:02.316661 text/html 252954 2023-08-11T10:28:28 text/html 288010 2025-06-28T08:53:06.101664 application/epub+zip 285041 2025-06-28T08:53:03.246659 application/epub+zip 168131 2025-06-28T08:53:02.786645 application/epub+zip 358064 2025-06-28T08:53:08.526706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336642 2025-06-28T08:53:05.663674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231869 2025-06-28T08:53:02.034686 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231923 2023-08-11T10:28:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18479 2025-06-28T08:53:08.665626 application/rdf+xml 14367 2025-06-28T08:53:02.880653 image/jpeg 2594 2025-06-28T08:53:02.834654 image/jpeg 245273 2023-08-11T10:28:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 254182 2025-06-28T08:53:02.340688 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 it.wikipedia it.wikipedia