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1、《HISTORYOFROMAN-2》ChapterXXVI:ProgressofTheHuns.PartI.MannersOfThePastoralNations.-ProgressOfTheHuns,FromChinaToEurope.-FlightOfTheGoths.-TheyPassTheDanube.-GothicWar.-DefeatAndDeathOfValens.-GratianInvestsTheodosiusWithTheEasternEmpire.-HisCharacterAndSuccess.-PeaceAndSettlementOfTheGoths.Int
2、hesecondyearofthereignofValentinianandValens,onthemorningofthetwenty-firstdayofJuly,thegreatestpartoftheRomanworldwasshakenbyaviolentanddestructiveearthquake.Theimpressionwascommunicatedtothewaters;theshoresoftheMediterraneanwereleftdry,bythesuddenretreatofthesea;greatquantitiesoffishwerecaugh
3、twiththehand;largevesselswerestrandedonthemud;andacuriousspectator^1amusedhiseye,orratherhisfancy,bycontemplatingthevariousappearanceofvalleysandmountains,whichhadnever,148用心爱心专心sincetheformationoftheglobe,beenexposedtothesun.Butthetidesoonreturned,withtheweightofanimmenseandirresistibledeluge
4、,whichwasseverelyfeltonthecoastsofSicily,ofDalmatia,ofGreece,andofEgypt:largeboatsweretransported,andlodgedontheroofsofhouses,oratthedistanceoftwomilesfromtheshore;thepeople,withtheirhabitations,weresweptawaybythewaters;andthecityofAlexandriaannuallycommemoratedthefatalday,onwhichfiftythousand
5、personshadlosttheirlivesintheinundation.Thiscalamity,thereportofwhichwasmagnifiedfromoneprovincetoanother,astonishedandterrifiedthesubjectsofRome;andtheiraffrightedimaginationenlargedtherealextentofamomentaryevil.Theyrecollectedtheprecedingearthquakes,whichhadsubvertedthecitiesofPalestineandBi
6、thynia:theyconsideredthesealarmingstrokesasthepreludeonlyofstillmoredreadfulcalamities,andtheirfearfulvanitywasdisposedtoconfoundthesymptomsofadecliningempireandasinkingworld.^2ItwasthefashionofthetimestoattributeeveryremarkableeventtotheparticularwilloftheDeity;thealterationsofnaturewereconne
7、cted,byaninvisiblechain,withthemoralandmetaphysicalopinionsofthehumanmind;andthemostsagaciousdivinescoulddistinguish,accordingtothecoloroftheirrespective148用心爱心专心prejudices,thattheestablishmentofheresytendedtoproduceanearthquake;orthata
