The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is Edward Gibbon's magnum opus, written and published over a 13-year period beginning in 1776. It not only chronicles the events of the downfall starting with the end of the rule of Marcus Aurelius, but proposes a theory as to why Rome collapsed: the populace, Gibbon theorizes, lost its moral fortitude, its militaristic will, and its sense of civic duty. History is considered a classic in world literature, and Gibbon is sometimes called the first "modern historian" for his insistence upon using primary sources for his research. Many scholars today still use his highly regarded work as reference. In this first of seven volumes, readers will find Chapter 1 ("The Extent of the Empire in the Age of the Antonines") through Chapter 14 ("Six Emperors at the Same Time, Reunion of the Empire"), which cover the Age of the Antonines; the rule and murder of Commodus; the sale of the Empire to Didius Julianus; the rules of Severus, Caracalla, Alexander Severus, Maximin, Decius, Gallus, milianus, Valerian, Gallienus, Claudius, Tacitus, Probus, Carus, Diocletian, Maximinus Thrax, Gordian I, Gordian II, Pupienus, Balbinus, and Gordian III; the current state of Persia; and the current state of Germany. English parliamentarian and historian EDWARD GIBBON (1737-1794) attended Magdelan College, Oxford for 14 months before his father sent him to Lausanne, Switzerland, where he continued his education. He published Essai sur l'tude de la Littrature (1761) and other autobiographical works, including Mmoire Justificatif pour servir de Rponse l'Expos, etc. de la Cour de France (1779).

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Its Effects in Peace
225
Civil Dissensions of Germany
231
80
234
CHAPTER X
237
Are repulsed from Rome by the Senate and People
239
VOL I
241
186
242
Conquest of the Bosphorus by the Goths
247

Roman Roads
50
CHAPTER III
59
Acknowledged by the other Emperors
60
General Idea of the Imperial System
68
Of Hadrian
75
8
87
Sedition and Death of Cleander
92
ΙΟ
93
And by the Senate
98
The public Discontent
104
Septimius Severus
111
Event of the Civil Wars
118
New Establishment of the Prætorian Guards
124
His Tyranny extended over the whole Empire
136
Long Illness of Diocletian
153
98
158
Recovery of Britain by Constantius
160
Temporary Reduction of the Tribute
165
CHAPTER V
167
Character and Elevation of the two Gordians
174
Massacre of Maximus and Balbinus
188
Form of a Military Republic
192
Dissensions of the Barbarians
194
Memory of Tiberius Caligula Nero and Domitian
196
Authority of the Princes and Magistrates
214
Fables and Conjectures
217
Various Events of the Gothic
250
Death of Aureolus
268
187
276
He delivers Gaul from the Invasion of the Germans
277
Tiridates the Armenian
282
CHAPTER XI
283
He undertakes the Reformation of the Army
285
The Attempt and Fall of Quintilius
292
War between the Persians and the Romans
296
She reigns over the East and Egypt
304
Triumph of Aurelian
310
Victory of Constantine near Rome
312
CHAPTER XII
317
Defects of his Reign and Character
319
CHAPTER XIII
350
His Behaviour to his Royal Captives
354
His Death
357
Taxes on Roman Citizens instituted by Augustus
358
Iberia
376
New Form of Administration two Augusti and two Cæsars
382
The new Platonists
392
Maxentius declared Emperor at Rome
402
Six Emperors
408
His Alliance with Licinius
424
Battle of Cibalis
430
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