Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” Heritage Press, 1946; ch. 43, pp. 1427-1428. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
November 11, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” Heritage Press, 1946; ch. 43, pp. 1427-1428. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 43; p. 1418, note 43 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
September 27, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 43; p. 1418, note 43 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 42; p. 1356 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
September 27, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 42; p. 1356 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 43; p. 1393 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
September 27, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 43; p. 1393 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1347 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
September 27, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1347 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1347, note 86 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Gibbon leaves zoology to the zoologists. One can't do everything.
Gibbon leaves zoology to the zoologists. One can't do everything.
September 27, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1347, note 86 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Gibbon leaves zoology to the zoologists. One can't do everything.
Gibbon leaves zoology to the zoologists. One can't do everything.
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; pp. 1321-1322 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
The hook for me was "yielded to the impetuous courage of his troops."
The hook for me was "yielded to the impetuous courage of his troops."
September 27, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; pp. 1321-1322 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
The hook for me was "yielded to the impetuous courage of his troops."
The hook for me was "yielded to the impetuous courage of his troops."
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1339, note 72 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Sieges are bad.
But also: I was always suspicious of that stuff in my sandwiches.
Overlooking the pun. Too easy. YMMV.
Sieges are bad.
But also: I was always suspicious of that stuff in my sandwiches.
Overlooking the pun. Too easy. YMMV.
September 27, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1339, note 72 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Sieges are bad.
But also: I was always suspicious of that stuff in my sandwiches.
Overlooking the pun. Too easy. YMMV.
Sieges are bad.
But also: I was always suspicious of that stuff in my sandwiches.
Overlooking the pun. Too easy. YMMV.
September 25, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; pp. 1307-1308 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Welcome to California! Or at least that's what Californians would have you believe.
Welcome to California! Or at least that's what Californians would have you believe.
August 28, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; pp. 1307-1308 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Welcome to California! Or at least that's what Californians would have you believe.
Welcome to California! Or at least that's what Californians would have you believe.
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1321 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Narrator voice: Solomon ate fire for breakfast.
But also: Kind of a "King Solomon's Mines" vibe here. (Different Solomon!) Did H. Rider Haggard ever read this?
Narrator voice: Solomon ate fire for breakfast.
But also: Kind of a "King Solomon's Mines" vibe here. (Different Solomon!) Did H. Rider Haggard ever read this?
August 28, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1321 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Narrator voice: Solomon ate fire for breakfast.
But also: Kind of a "King Solomon's Mines" vibe here. (Different Solomon!) Did H. Rider Haggard ever read this?
Narrator voice: Solomon ate fire for breakfast.
But also: Kind of a "King Solomon's Mines" vibe here. (Different Solomon!) Did H. Rider Haggard ever read this?
”You reap what you sow and nobody sowed anything.”
👆that should replace ”Dieu et mon droit” as the motto of England.
#Brexit
#MentalBreakdown
#ForwardThinking
#EnglishSociety
#DeclineAndFall
👆that should replace ”Dieu et mon droit” as the motto of England.
#Brexit
#MentalBreakdown
#ForwardThinking
#EnglishSociety
#DeclineAndFall
10 years! 10 fricking years they've had to train our youngsters in these highly skilled jobs. Instead they expected them to PAY for their own training! As if the thousands of youngsters now needed could even begin to afford to PAY. You reap what you sow and nobody sowed anything.
August 27, 2026 at 3:53 AM
”You reap what you sow and nobody sowed anything.”
👆that should replace ”Dieu et mon droit” as the motto of England.
#Brexit
#MentalBreakdown
#ForwardThinking
#EnglishSociety
#DeclineAndFall
👆that should replace ”Dieu et mon droit” as the motto of England.
#Brexit
#MentalBreakdown
#ForwardThinking
#EnglishSociety
#DeclineAndFall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1301 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
August 22, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1301 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1300 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
August 21, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1300 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 40; p. 1296 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
August 21, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 40; p. 1296 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 40; p. 1292 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
August 21, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 40; p. 1292 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 40; p. 1293 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
August 21, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 40; p. 1293 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 40; p. 1292 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
August 21, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 40; p. 1292 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 40; p. 1295 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
August 21, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 40; p. 1295 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 40; p. 1288 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
The _honey_ was poisonous? Are you sure about that, Ed?
The _honey_ was poisonous? Are you sure about that, Ed?
August 20, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 40; p. 1288 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
The _honey_ was poisonous? Are you sure about that, Ed?
The _honey_ was poisonous? Are you sure about that, Ed?
August 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Evelyn Waugh’s debut novel, Decline and Fall, is a biting satire that lampoons British society of the 1920s.
#EvelynWaugh #DeclineAndFall #LiterarySatire #ClassicLiterature #BritishNovels #LiteraryHumor #Bookstagram #MustReadClassics #EccentricCharacters #SocialSatire #WarblerPress
#EvelynWaugh #DeclineAndFall #LiterarySatire #ClassicLiterature #BritishNovels #LiteraryHumor #Bookstagram #MustReadClassics #EccentricCharacters #SocialSatire #WarblerPress
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Evelyn Waugh’s debut novel, Decline and Fall, is a biting satire that lampoons British society of the 1920s.
#EvelynWaugh #DeclineAndFall #LiterarySatire #ClassicLiterature #BritishNovels #LiteraryHumor #Bookstagram #MustReadClassics #EccentricCharacters #SocialSatire #WarblerPress
#EvelynWaugh #DeclineAndFall #LiterarySatire #ClassicLiterature #BritishNovels #LiteraryHumor #Bookstagram #MustReadClassics #EccentricCharacters #SocialSatire #WarblerPress
Even Godflesh's successes are an awkward prospect, this brief EP delivered after a long hiatus boasts some of their strongest material since 'Pure'.
#Godflesh #declineandfall
#Godflesh #declineandfall
December 14, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Even Godflesh's successes are an awkward prospect, this brief EP delivered after a long hiatus boasts some of their strongest material since 'Pure'.
#Godflesh #declineandfall
#Godflesh #declineandfall
April 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
#Dugin #AleksandrDugin #AlexanderDugin #SteveBannon #CălinGeorgescu #Georgescu #Romania #Moldova #Ukraine #Balkans #Eurasianism #NazBol #MatteoSalvini #GianlucaSavioni #TuckerCarlson #AlexJones #DanBongino #GlennGreenwald #TulsiGabbard #Brexit #RomanEmpire #DeclineAndFall #Turkey #Türkiye #Rome
March 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM