GIBBON, E.: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (The), Part I (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, 1995.

System Details:

Mode of access: Available online.

Contents:

Pertinax Accedes To Power ( 03 min., 22 sec. )

The Praetorian Guards And The Bribe Of Didius Julianus ( 08 min., 27 sec. )

Septimus Severus - A Pernicious Indulgence ( 02 min., 20 sec. )

The Two Sons Of Severus - Caracalla And Geta ( 06 min., 11 sec. )

Caracalla Becomes Sole Emperor ( 06 min., 02 sec. )

Antoninus Becomes Elagabalus, Supreme Emperor And Pontiff - And Licentious Despot ( 04 min., 54 sec. )

The Reign Of Alexander - An Auspicious Calm Of Thirteen Years ( 09 min. )

The Rise Of Maximin, Dark And Sanguinary ( 08 min. )

Confusion Of Power Between Maximus, Balbinus And Gordianus ( 07 min., 57 sec. )

Philip - A Period Of Games ( 04 min., 32 sec. )

Decius And The Appearance Of The Goths ( 06 min., 02 sec. )

Hostilianus And Gallus ( 03 min., 02 sec. )

Aemilianus, Valerian And Gallienus - An Empire Oppressed ( 09 min., 05 sec. )

Claudius - The First Of The Restorers Of The Roman World ( 03 min., 35 sec. )

Aurelian - Four Years Of Memorable Achievement ( 11 min., 45 sec. )

Zenobia Fights Back - The Fate Of The East Is Decided ( 10 min., 50 sec. )

The Death Of Aurelian And The Accession Of Tacitus ( 06 min., 01 sec. )

Probus And The Deliverance Of Gaul And 70 German Cities ( 07 min., 47 sec. )

Carus, Numerian And Carinus - Soft, Cruel, Devoted To Pleasure Yet Destitute Of Taste ( 03 min., 31 sec. )

The Illustrious Reign Of Diocletian And Maximian ( 07 min., 46 sec. )

The End Of Rome As The Capital Of The Empire ( 08 min., 35 sec. )

The Abdication Of Diocletian ( 03 min., 12 sec. )

Two New Augusti - Constantius And Galerius ( 05 min., 29 sec. )

The Elevation Of Constantine And A Time Of Confusion ( 07 min., 58 sec. )

The Final Battle Between Constantine And Maxentius ( 06 min., 22 sec. )

Constantine Overwhelms Licinius, A Victory Which Leads To The Foundation Of Constantinople ( 05 min., 13 sec. )

A Candid But Rational Inquiry Into The Progress And Establishment Of Christianity Under The Roman Em ( 19 min., 36 sec. )

A Dark And Unjust Record Righted ( 02 min., 59 sec. )

Nero - Mistakenly Judged One Of History's Most Vilified Figures ( 11 min., 07 sec. )

Protection For The Christians ( 13 min. )

Diocletian Introduces Systematic Repression ( 04 min., 22 sec. )

Gibbon's Conclusions On The Roman Persecution Of The Christians ( 10 min., 23 sec. )

Commodus - Revelling In The Licence Of Sovereign Power ( 14 min., 34 sec. )

The Rule Of The Two Antonines - The Only Period Of History In Which The Happiness Of A Great People ( 01 min., 04 sec. )

A Succession Of Monsters With Uparalleled Vices ( 02 min., 40 sec. )

The Fate Of The Roman World Depended On The Will Of Augustus ( 09 min., 53 sec. )

The Most Numerous Society Under The Same System Of Government ( 07 min., 23 sec. )

The Roman Language - An Influence Over National Manners ( 03 min., 42 sec. )

An Empire United By Laws And Adorned By Arts ( 08 min., 31 sec. )

Every Useful Intrument Of War ( 05 min., 49 sec. )

The Terror Of The Roman Arms - The Preservation Of Peace By A Constant Preparation For War ( 09 min., 33 sec. )

The Most Civilised Portion Of Mankind ( 12 min., 39 sec. )

Constantine - A New Capital But A Fatal Flaw In Defence ( 11 min., 41 sec. )

The Petty Abuse Of Power And Local Tyrannies ( 06 min., 21 sec. )

Asiatic Pomp And A Gradual Decline ( 03 min., 55 sec. )

Constantius, Gallus And The Eunuchs ( 08 min., 20 sec. )

Julian, A Caesar Of Very Different Ilk ( 09 min., 12 sec. )

The Establishment Of Christianity ( 09 min., 37 sec. )

The Rise In Popularity Of Julian ( 12 min., 36 sec. )

The Road To Civil War ( 05 min., 25 sec. )

Julian Assumes Supreme Power ( 13 min., 35 sec. )

The Apostasy Of Julian ( 04 min., 32 sec. )

The Death Of Julian ( 05 min., 17 sec. )

Jovian - A Brief Reign ( 04 min., 50 sec. )

Valentinian, Emperor Of The West And Valens, Emperor Of The East ( 07 min., 10 sec. )

Gratian, Emperor Of The West ( 01 min., 36 sec. )

The Humbling Of The Empire ( 01 min., 48 sec. )

The Incursion Of The Visigoth Fritigern And The Death Of Valens At Hadrianople ( 09 min., 40 sec. )

Theodosius, Emperor Of The East, Aims For A Modus Vivendi With The Visigoths ( 02 min., 07 sec. )

Maximus Takes Rule Of The Western Empire But Unadvisedly Marches Against Theodosius ( 01 min., 35 sec. )

Arcadius And Honorius And Their Commander Stilicho ( 02 min., 47 sec. )

The Power Of The Visigoths Under Alaric ( 10 min., 09 sec. )

The Execution Of Stilicho Opens The Goths' Road To Rome ( 05 min., 04 sec. )

The Decadence Of The Empire In The Reign Of Honorius And The Siege Of Rome ( 11 min., 20 sec. )

The Sound Of The Gothic Trumpet ( 05 min., 05 sec. )

The End Of The Roman Empire In The West ( 01 min., 18 sec. )

The Reign Of Odoacer, The First Barbarian King Of Italy ( 07 min., 02 sec. )

General Observations On The Fall Of The Roman Empire In The West ( 07 minutes, 57 sec. )

Participant:

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

Notes:

Naxos Digital Services electronic collection.

Streaming audio.

Publisher Number:

0730099007122

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