The Ruins

<p><i>The Ruins Or A Survey Of The Revolutions Of Empires</i> by Constantin-François Volney is a seminal work of Enlightenment-era thought. Originally published in 1791 Volney's treatise examines the rise and fall of civilizations through a philosophical and historical lens. Drawing upon examples from across the ancient world including Egypt Greece and Rome Volney explores the cyclical nature of empires and the societal factors contributing to their decline.</p><p>This edition includes Volney's extensive notes providing historical geographical and explanatory context as well as 'The Law of Nature' further elucidating his philosophical views. 'The Ruins' remains a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of political philosophy social structures and the enduring quest for justice and reason offering insights relevant to understanding the course of human history.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>