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Theodor Mommsen

German Historian

Born: Nov 30, 1817

Died: Nov 1, 1903

Any Been History Mouth Power Time

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The Phoenicians are entitled to be commemorated in history by the side of the Hellenic and Latin nations; but their case affords a fresh proof, and perhaps the strongest proof of all, that the development of national energies in antiquity was of a one-sided character. Theodor Mommsen

Character History Entitled National Side Latin One-Sided Proof Case Strongest Development Perhaps Fresh Antiquity Affords Nations Energies

The Mediterranean Sea with its various branches, penetrating far into the great Continent, forms the largest gulf of the ocean, and, alternately narrowed by islands or projections of the land and expanding to considerable breadth, at once separates and connects the three divisions of the Old World. Theodor Mommsen

Great World Old Three Ocean Mediterranean Considerable Once Penetrating Gulf Various Divisions Islands Continent Branches Expanding Breadth Forms Land Far Separates Sea Old World Connects Largest

The ancient boundary of Italy on the north was not the Alps but the Apennines. Theodor Mommsen

Ancient Boundary Italy North

When the Romans in the last age of the republic came into immediate contact with Iran as a consequence of the occupation of Syria, they found in existence the Persian empire regenerated by the Parthians. Theodor Mommsen

Age Immediate Syria Contact Empire Occupation Came Iran Existence Persian Romans Republic Found Last Consequence

Under the Julian and Claudian emperors, the Parthians seem to have been the leading power at the mouth of the Indus. Theodor Mommsen

Power Mouth Seem Leading Been

The battle of Varus is an enigma, not in a military but in a political point of view - not in its course, but in its consequences. Theodor Mommsen

Battle Political Military Consequences Point Point Of View Course View Enigma

If, as the emperor Augustus says, from his time the coast of the ocean from Cadiz to the mouth of the Elbe obeyed the Romans, the obedience in this corner of it was far from voluntary and little to be trusted. Theodor Mommsen

Time Obedience Ocean Mouth Corner Says Obeyed Voluntary Emperor His Trusted Romans Little Far Coast

In the Roman commonwealth, even on the conversion of the monarchy into a republic, the old was as far as possible retained. Theodor Mommsen

Old Possible Roman As Far As Republic Conversion Commonwealth Far Even Monarchy

An independent state does not pay too dear a price for its independence in accepting the sufferings of war when it cannot avoid them; a state which has lost its independence may find at least some compensation in the fact that its protector procures for it peace with its neighbours. Theodor Mommsen

War Peace Independence Lost Pay Too State Independent Neighbours Find Some Fact Price Protector Accepting Does Least Dear May Cannot Which Them Avoid Sufferings Compensation

The history of Rome presents various men of greater genius than Scipio Aemilianus, but none equalling him in moral purity, in the utter absence of political selfishness, in generous love of his country, and none, perhaps, to whom destiny has assigned a more tragic part. Theodor Mommsen

Love History Genius Political Men Country Destiny Moral More Purity Various Absence Part Generous Perhaps Him Greater None His Selfishness Tragic Than The History Of Rome Whom Utter Assigned Presents

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