GIBBON, E.: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (The), Part II (Abridged)

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Gibbon, Edward, Author.

Contributor:

Naxos Digital Services US.

Series:

Naxos Spoken Word Library.

Naxos Spoken Word Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spoken Word.

Local Subjects:

Spoken Word.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Naxos Digital Services US Incorporated, 1997.

System Details:

Mode of access: Available online.

Contents:

Odacer, The First Barbarian King Of Rome-AD 476 ( 01 min., 42 sec. )

The Visigoths Rule All The Roman Conquests West Of The Alps ( 02 min., 08 sec. )

Clovis Establishes The French Monarchy In Gaul ( 10 min., 51 sec. )

The Struggle Of Britain ( 09 min., 29 sec. )

'The Decline Of Rome Was The Natural And Inevitable Effect Of Immoderate Greatness' ( 05 min., 23 sec. )

Theodoric The Ostrogoth ( 09 min., 54 sec. )

Theodoric...'Sheathed His Sword InThe Pride And Vigour Of His Age' ( 04 min., 08 sec. )

Justinian Ascends The Byzantine Throne, AD 527, And Shares Supreme Power With Theodora ( 14 min., 47 sec. )

Belisarius, A Loyal Proved Commander ( 12 min., 37 sec. )

Belisarius, Cursed In Love In His Marriage to Antonina ( 13 min., 53 sec. )

The Gothic Courage Revives ( 10 min., 12 sec. )

The Games Of Antiquity - The Struggle Of The Green And The Blue Factions ( 07 min., 49 sec. )

The Festival Of The Ides Of January In The Fifth Year Of Justinian's Reign ( 10 min., 28 sec. )

The End Of Belisarius ( 08 min., 11 sec. )

The New Emperor - Justin, Nephew Of Justinian ( 09 min. )

The Virtues And Merits Of Tiberius ( 03 min., 32 sec. )

The Emperor Maurice ( 07 min., 53 sec. )

The Fate Of Rome At The Close Of The Sixth Century And The Rise Of Pope Gregory The First ( 10 min., 59 sec. )

Maurice Abdicates And Is Succeeded By Phocas ( 10 min., 36 sec. )

The Victory Of Heraclius Against The Persians ( 13 min., 21 sec. )

A Melancholy Task ( 07 min., 47 sec. )

Martina, Constantine III, Constans II, Justinian II - In Quick Succession ( 07 min., 49 sec. )

Justinian Returns With Vengance ( 08 min., 02 sec. )

Leo IV, The Son Of The Fifth Constantine, And Father Of The Sixth ( 04 min., 34 sec. )

Leo V And Michael II, Michael III ( 13 min., 27 sec. )

Basil The Macedonian, Leo VI, Constantine, John Zimisces ( 07 min., 49 sec. )

The Rise Of The Comnenian Dynasty ( 06 min., 45 sec. )

Manuel I Reigns For 37 Years ( 04 min., 44 sec. )

Andronicus Rules, Firstly From Behind The Emperor, And Then With The Sceptre ( 10 min., 21 sec. )

Six Hundred Years Filled With Sixty Emperors ( 05 min., 23 sec. )

The Rise Of Islam ( 02 min., 59 sec. )

The Concept Of The Holy War ( 09 min., 23 sec. )

A Sinful And A Fanatic World ( 05 min., 41 sec. )

The Departure Of The Pilgrims ( 07 min., 03 sec. )

The Effect Of The Crusades ( 08 min., 07 sec. )

The Palaelogi Dynasty Of The Early 14th Century ( 06 min., 49 sec. )

The Rise Of Genghis Khan And The Mongol Empire In The East ( 09 min., 05 sec. )

The Mongol Invasion Of The West ( 04 min., 31 sec. )

The Rise Of Timour - Tamerline ( 07 min., 47 sec. )

Timour Turns His Eyes Towards The Ottomans ( 11 min., 54 sec. )

1422 - Constantinpole Once More Under Siege By Turkish Armies ( 03 min., 36 sec. )

Mohammed II, 'The Great Destroyer' And The Final Act Of The Byzantine Empire ( 04 min., 45 sec. )

The Response Of Christendom ( 03 min., 02 sec. )

A City Of 13 Miles Defended By 8,000 Soldiers ( 04 min., 31 sec. )

The Great Cannon Of Mohammed ( 06 min., 49 sec. )

A Siege Of 40 Days, Breaches On All Sides ( 07 min., 04 sec. )

29th May 1453 ( 08 min., 37 sec. )

Fleeing To The Church Of St Sophia ( 06 min., 02 sec. )

The Legitimate Reward Of The Conqueror ( 06 min., 21 sec. )

The Fate Of Constantine ( 02 min., 42 sec. )

The Incomparable Position, A New Future ( 04 min., 17 sec. )

The Effect Of Christendom ( 05 min., 24 sec. )

The Religious Schism In The Christian Church ( 16 min., 52 sec. )

Reflections Of Pope Eugenius IV And The Learned Poggius On The Top Of The Capitaline Hill In 1430 ( 06 min., 12 sec. )

The Four Principal Causes Of The Ruin Of The Roman Empire - 1) The Injuries Of Time And Nature ( 02 min., 30 sec. )

The Four Principal Causes Of The Ruin Of The Roman Empire - 2) The Hostile Attacks Of The Barbarians ( 02 min., 57 sec. )

The Four Principal Causes Of The Ruin Of The Roman Empire - 3) The Use And Abuse Of Materials ( 02 min., 10 sec. )

The Four Principal Causes Of The Ruin Of The Roman Empire - 4) The Domestic Quarrels Of The Romans ( 03 min., 38 sec. )

Rome In The Days Of Gibbon ( 05 minutes, 59 sec. )

Participant:

Jason, Neville, Reader -- Madoc, Philip, Reader -- Gibbon, Edward, Author

Notes:

Naxos Digital Services electronic collection.

Streaming audio.

Publisher Number:

0730099012225

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Restricted for use by site license.