The History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Volume the first / by Edward Gibbon, Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.

Rome.

Byzantine Empire--History.

Byzantine Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (878 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Electric Book Co., c2001.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

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Chapter I. The Extent and Military Force of the Empire in the Age of the Antonines.

Augustus and his successors

Conquests of Trajan in the East

Hadrian and the two Antonines

Military establishment of the empire

Provinces of Rome

Chapter II. Of the Union and internal Prosperity of the Roman Empire, in the Age of the Antonines.

Toleration of Rome

Freedom of Rome

Use of Latin and Greek

Slavery

Population

Roman monuments

Cities of the empire

Roman roads

Improvements in agriculture

Foreign trade

Chapter III. Of the Constitution of the Roman Empire, in the Age of the Antonines.

Augustus reforms the Senate

Becomes Imperator

Divides rule of the provinces

The Senate

Deification

Titles of Augustus and Cæsar

The Cæsars and the Flavian family

Hadrian, A.D. 117

The Two Antonines

Marcus Aurelius

Chapter IV. The Cruelty, Follies, and Murder of Commodus.-Election of Pertinax.

Accession of Commodus

Pertinax succeeds to the throne

Pertinax attempts reform of the state

Murder of Pertinax

Chapter V. Public Sale of the Empire to Didius Julianus by the Prætorian Guards.

The Prætorian guards

Julian "buys" the empire

The provinces declare against Julian

Septimus Severus

Civil wars of Severus

The government of Severus

Office of Prætorian Præfect

Chapter VI. The Death of Severus.-Tyranny of Caracalla.-Usurpation of Macrinus.-Follies of Elagabalus.

The Caledonian war, A.D. 208

Death of Severus

two emperors

Murder of Geta

Tyranny of Caracalla

Usurpation of Macrinus

Elagabalus, A.D. 218

Assession of Alexander Severus, his reign

Finances of the Empire

Chapter VII. The Elevation and Tyranny of Maximin.-Rebellion in Africa and Italy. .-Civil Wars and Sedition.

Tyranny of Maximin

Revolt in Africa, A.D. 237

The two Gordians

Election of Maximus and Balbinus

Civil war

The third Gordian becomes emperor

Reign of Philip

Secular games

Chapter VIII. Of the State of Persia after the Restoration of the Monarchy by Artaxerxes.

Artaxerxes' rule in Persia

Artaxerxes declares war on Rome

Victory over Artaxerxes, A.D. 233

Chapter IX. The State of Germany till the Invasion of the Barbarians in the Time of the Emperor Decius.

Origin of the Germans

Assemblies of the people

Princes and magistrates

German religion

Limited progress of the Germans

Civil dissensions of Germany

Union against Rome

German tribes

Chapter X. The Emperors Decius, Gallus, Æmilianus, Valerian, and Gallienus.-The general Irruption of the Barbarians.

The emperor Decius, A.D. 249

First invasion of the Goths

Origin of the Goths

The Gothic war, A.D. 250

Decius revives office of censor

Election of Gallus

retreat of Goths

The emperor Valerian

Gallienus, A.D. 253-268

The Franks

The Alemanii

Further inroads of the Goths

First naval expedition of the Goths

Goths threaten Italy

but retreat

Persians conquer Armenia

Victories of Sapor in the East

Rule of Gallienus

The thirty tyrants

Famine and pestilence

Chapter XI. Reign of Claudius.-Defeat of the Goths.-Victories, Triumph, and Death of Aurelian.

Elevation of the emperor Claudius

Claudius reforms the army

Claudius defeats the Goths

Death of Claudius, A.D. 270

Aurelian's successful reign

The Alemannic war

Usurpers of Gaul

Zenobia and her reign in the East

Aurelian's expedition

Zenobia's submission to Aurelian

Triumph of Aurelian, A.D. 274

Aurelian assassinated in the East.

Chapter XII. Conduct of the Army and Senate after the Death of Aurelian.-Reigns of Tacitus, Probus, Carus

A peaceful interregnum, A.D. 275

Tacitus elected emperor

The Alani invade Asia

Death of Tacitus

Elevation of the emperor Probus

Victories of Probus over the barbarians

Triumph of Probus, A.D. 281

Murder of Probus

Elevation of Carus

Decline of the senate

Victory of Carus in the East

his death

Numerian and Carinus declared emperors

Carinus celebrates the Roman games

Election of the emperor Diocletian, A.D. 284

Chapter XIII. The Reign of Diocletian and his three Associates, Maximian, Galerius, And Constantius.

Association of Maximian

Association of two Cæsars, Galerius and Constantius, A.D. 292

Peasant revolt in Gaul

Revolt of Carausius in Britain

Constantius recovers Britain, A.D. 296

Wars of Africa and Egypt

The Persian war

Galerius defeats the Persians, A.D. 297

Border treaties established

Triumph of Diocletian and Maximian, A.D. 303

Emperors residence at Milan and Nicomedia

Jovians and Herculians established

Diocletian introduces the diadem

Abdication of Diocletian and Maximian

Diocletian at Salona

The new Platonists

Chapter XIV. Troubles after the Abdication of Diocletian.-Death of Constantius.-Elevation of Constantine and Maxentius.

Civil wars, A.D. 305-323

Character of Constantius

Birth of Constantine

Death of Constantius,

elevation of Constantine to Cæsar, A.D. 306

Maximian gives his daughter Fausta, and the title of Augustus, to Constantine, A.D. 307

Six emperors

Constantine in Gaul

Civil war between Constantine and Maxentius

Victory of Constantine near Rome, A.D. 312

First civil war between Constantine and Licinius

Peace and laws of Constantine, A.D. 315-323

The Gothic war, A.D. 322

Second civil war.

Siege of Byzantium

Submission and death of Licinius

re-union of the empire, A.D. 324

Chapter XV. The Progress of the Christian Religion.

Five causes of the growth of Christianity

I. Zeal of the Jews

The Nazarene church of Jerusalem

The Ebionites

The Gnostics

II. The doctrine of the immortality of the soul

Doctrine of the Millennium

III. Miraculous powers of the early church

IV. Virtue of the early Christians

Principles

Pleasure and luxury condemned

Marriage and chastity

Aversion to temporal matters

V. The government of the church

Episcopal authority

Metropolitan churches

Roman pontiff

Oblations and revenue

Excommunication

The church of Antioch

Christianity outside the empire

Attraction to the poor and simple

Chapter XVI. The Conduct of the Roman Government towards the Christians, from Nero to Constantine.

Persecution by the emperors

Rebelliousness of the Jews

Toleration of Jewish religion

Christianity as a dangerous conspiracy

Infancy disguised as a sect of the Jews

The fire of Rome under Nero, Christians blamed

Domitian oppresses Jews and Christians

Trajan establishes a legal framework

Trials

Humanity of the Roman magistrates

Cyprian, bishop of Carthage

Martyrdom

The ten persecutions

State of the Christians under Commodus, Severus

and their successsors, A.D. 180-249

Under Maximin, Philip and Decius

Under Valerian, Gallienus and successors

Paul of Samosata

Peace and prosperity under Diocletian, A.D. 284-303

Diocletian begins a general persecution

First edict against the Christians, A.D. 303

Demolition of churches

The persecution

Galerius' edict of toleration

End of the persecutions

Actium,

37

85

Adam, Robert

545

572

Adventus

176

178

Africa

20

36

45

46.

47

60

62

72

77

91

147

170

191

202

211

219

221

223

226

229

242

269

315

336

348

365

388

396

405

408

410

430

440

456

479

498

500

501

510

517

522

525

532

573

583

596

602

607

644

646

648

674

679

680

689

Agricola

21

22

631

agriculture

58

64

76

81

150

250

255

262

271

272

291

341

359

404

495

604

Agrippa, M. Vipsanius 86

Agrippina

174

Alani

214

301

393

Albinus

137

143

152

154

155

157

158

Albinus, Clodius

Alemanni

312

316

317

318

360

361

362

363

364

378

403

438

439

482

497

524

Alexander (the Great) 177

Alexander Severus, emperor

164

190

199

201

205

213

216

244

245

259

299

587

Alexander, (the Great)

23

43

44

49

96

177

188

189

192

193

194

195

196

197

209

217

225

257

258

260

303

450

534

659

Alexander, bishop

Alexandria

74

80

175

344

377

392

458

474

541

599

606

Allectus 436

Alps

39

40

41

56

121

148

230

345

379.

457.

Notes:

"First published by W. Strahan and T. Cadell, London 1776."

Cover title : Decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Volume I.

OCLC:

70723379