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THE

HISTORY

O F THE

DECLINE AND FALL

OF THE

ROMAN EMPIRE.

By EDWARD GIBBON, Efq;

VOLUME THE THIRD.

A NEW EDITION.

BASIL:

PRINTED BY J. J. TOURNEISEN.

MDCCLXXXVII.

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

München

300-500. Form of Government in the Roman Empire 21

Hierarchy of the State

Three Ranks of Honour

FOUR divifions of office

22

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ib.