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Travelling in a vast area (Ottoman Empire and Egypt and Syria) in the year 1784 and visiting the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra, Volney, unknowingly, summons the Ghost of the ruins with his many questions and melancholic state:
May 3, 2006 · THE RUINS, or Meditations on the Revolutions of Empires—1791. ACCOUNT OF THE PRESENT STATE OF CORSICA—1793. THE LAW OF NATURE, or Physical Principles of Morality—1793.
Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney (3 February 1757 – 25 April 1820) was a French philosopher, abolitionist, writer, orientalist, and politician who was made Commander of the Legion of honour in 1804, Count of the empire in 1808, and a Peer of France by Louis XVIII.
Dec 20, 2019 · Cover title: The ruins of empires. Includes Volney's answer to Dr. Priestly, a biographical notice by Count Daru, the zodiacal signs and constellations, by the editor, and a list of the works published by Count Volney.
The Ruins: or a Survery of the Revolutions of Empires. Constantin-François Chasseboeuf, Marquis de Volney (author) Volney’s best known work deals with the origins of human society, of government and laws, the evolution of society, and the reasons for the decline and fall of empires. Read Now.
The Ruins of Empire. By C. F. Volney. THE RUINS, OR, MEDITATION ON THE REVOLUTIONS OF EMPIRES: AND THE LAW OF NATURE, BY C. F. VOLNEY, COMTE ET PAIR DE FRANCE, COMMANDER DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR, MEMBRE DE L' ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE, ET DE PLUSIEURS AUTRES SOCIÉTÉS SAVANTES.
Jul 26, 2010 · The ruins: or A survey of the revolutions of empires. by. Volney, C.-F. (Constantin-François), 1757-1820. Publication date. 1796. Topics. Revolutions, History, Religions. Publisher. New-York: : Printed by William A. Davis, for E. Duychink & Co. T. & J. Swords, N. Judah, Rogers & Berry ... [and 7 others] Collection.
