The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Edward Gibbon's classic timeless work of ancient Roman history in 6 volumes collected into 2 boxed sets, in beautiful, enduring hardcover editions with elegant cloth sewn bindings, gold stamped covers, and silk ribbon markers.
AcknowledgmentsList of Maps and IllustrationsIntroductionCritical ForewordThe Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpirePreface of the Author31The Extent of the Empire in the Age of the Antonines112Of the Internal Prosperity of the Roman Empire in the Age of the Antonines193The Constitution in the Age of the Antonines384The Cruelty, Follies, and Murder of Commodus585Sale of the Empire to Didius Julianus706Death of Severus, Tyranny of Caracalla, Usurpation of Macrinus837Tyranny of Maximin, Rebellion, Civil Wars, Death of Maximin1048State of Persia and Restoration of the Monarchy1259State of Germany Until the Barbarians13310Emperors Decius, Gallus, Aemilianus, Valerian, and Gallienus14311Reign of Claudius, Defeat of the Goths16412Reigns of Tacitus, Probus, Carus, and His Sons17913Reign of Diocletian and His Three Associates19514Six Emperors at the Same Time, Reunion of the Empire21315Progress of the Christian Religion23716Conduct Towards the Christians, from Nero to Constantine27617Foundation of Constantinople31718Character of Constantine and His Sons34419Constantius Sole Emperor35920Conversion of Constantine37621Persecution of Heresy, State of the Church40122Julian Declared Emperor42523Reign of Julian43624The Retreat and Death of Julian45425Reigns of Jovian and Valentinian, Division of the Empire46626Progress of the Huns49027Civil Wars, Reign of Theodosius50928Destruction of Paganism52229Division of Roman Empire Between Sons of Theodosius54030Revolt of the Goths54631Invasion of Italy, Occupation of Territories by Barbarians56332Emperors Arcadius, Eutropius, Theodosius II57833Conquest of Africa by the Vandals59434Attila60435Invasion by Attila61036Total Extinction of the Western Empire62037Conversion of the Barbarians to Christianity64338Reign of Clovis65939Gothic Kingdom of Italy69140Reign of Justinian69941Conquests of Justinian, Character of Belisarius72542State of the Barbaric World73643Last Victory and Death of Belisarius, Death of Justinian74744Idea of the Roman Jurisprudence76245State of Italy Under the Lombards78846Troubles in Persia80047Ecclesiastical Discord81548Succession and Characters of the Greek Emperors85549Conquest of Italy by the Franks86950Description of Arabia and Its Inhabitants89351Conquests by the Arabs94452More Conquests by the Arabs96153Fate of the Eastern Empire98254Origin and Doctrine of the Paulicians100355The Bulgarians, the Hungarians, and the Russians101256The Saracens, the Franks, and the Normans102057The Turks102958The First Crusade104759The Crusades107560The Fourth Crusade109461Partition of the Empire by the French and Venetians110462Greek Emperors of Nice and Constantinople110863Civil Wars and the Ruin of the Greek Empire112364Moguls, Ottoman Turks113665Timour or Tamerlane115366Union of the Greek and Latin Churches116967Schism of the Greeks and Latins118768Reign of Mohammed the Second, Extinction of Eastern Empire119769State of Rome from the Twelfth Century121970Final Settlement of the Ecclesiastical State123271Prospect of the Ruins of Rome in the Fifteenth Century1243Table of Roman Emperors1253A Note on the Illustrations1259
