1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
valkas [14]
3 years ago
9

What is the significance of the quote from John Julius Norwich's book?

History
1 answer:
gavmur [86]3 years ago
8 0

John Julius Norwich makes a point of saying in the introduction to his history of the popes that he is “no scholar” and that he is “an agnostic Protestant.” The first point means that while he will be scrupulous with his copious research, he feels no obligation to unearth new revelations or concoct revisionist theories. The second means that he has “no ax to grind.” In short, his only agenda is to tell us the story. Norwich declares that he is an agnostic Protestant with no axe to grind: his aim is to tell the story of the popes, from the Roman period to the present, covering them neither with whitewash nor with ridicule. Even more disarmingly, he insists that he has no pretensions to scholarship and writes only for “the average intelligent reader”. But he adds: “I have tried to maintain a certain lightness of touch.” And that, it seems, is the opening through which a fair amount of outrageous anecdote and Gibbonian dry wit is allowed to enter the narrative.

You might be interested in
How might the history of africa have been different if there had been no atlantic slave trade?
Len [333]
I think it would be D 
7 0
3 years ago
1 Read the conclusion below.
jolli1 [7]

Answer:

C. They were able to import timber from Lebanon and luxury goods, such as the gemstone lapis lazuli from the Indus River Valley.

Explanation:

5 0
3 years ago
The Twelve Tables was a written legal code for Rome. Highlight at least three of its important points and be sure to write your
worty [1.4K]

Answer:

The 12 tables were a codification of the customary law of the tribes that founded the Roman state, but was selected and amended according to the needs of the ruling class. they had a small number of provisions that regulate the exchange of goods, provides for severe sanctions against debtors, strict formalism of procedures, attachment to religion, etc. The main part of the law is dedicated to court proceedings and sanctions for torts. It contains several provisions on family and inheritance law, on the law of obligations and a few more provisions on property. One table is dedicated to public law and religion.

Explanation:

Roman law arose only when an attempt was made to codify the law of the Twelve Tables, the oldest Roman law passed 451 BC at the request of the plebeians to limit the arbitrariness of patricians. It got its name from the fact that it was written on twelve bronze plates and displayed on the Forum.

The text has not been preserved, but it has been reconstructed, probably not in its entirety, on the basis of quotations in the works of Roman jurists.

5 0
3 years ago
The equator divides the world into the ______
jekas [21]
It is <span>A : Northern and southern
</span>
3 0
3 years ago
Do you like my pfp? ?
Marta_Voda [28]

Answer:

yes

Explanation:

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • How were traders able to reach the markets of Axum? the Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Red Sea the Indian Ocean, the
    6·1 answer
  • Writing workshop: summarizing a leader's impact
    7·1 answer
  • Which European countries had influence over Iran during the 20th century?
    11·1 answer
  • Because the Crusades opened travel to the East and brought back new goods, Western Europe experienced a growth in
    15·1 answer
  • Why are state constitutions usually longer than the U.S. Constitution? A. Because states have more detailed responsibilities B.
    12·2 answers
  • In 1864, which civil war general captured the city of atlanta, georgia and then led his army to the atlantic coast on a campaign
    9·1 answer
  • What led to President George H. W. Bush's decline in popularity after it reached an all-time high after the Persian Gulf War?
    7·1 answer
  • Can someone please help me with this one question? Please it would be really appreciated.
    5·2 answers
  • Why did the Battle of Thermopylae become legendary?
    13·1 answer
  • What was one of the effects of the battle of bulge
    8·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!