The decline and fall of the Roman Empire
The author makes the point that in this abridgement he has adhered to Gibbon's style, format, planning, and footnotes, and has made only selective exclusions. The history covers the centuries from Marcus Aurelius to the capture of Constantinople, and concludes with an epilogue dealing with medieval Rome and the dawn of the Renaissance
Print Book, English, [1960]
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Harcourt, Brace, New York, [1960]
History
xvii, 924 pages map on lining papers. 23 cm
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The golden age of the antonines
The challenge to the old regime
The growth of military autocracy and the influx of orientalism
The disruption of the empire
The turn of the tide
The new imperial system
The rise of Christianity
The movement towards the east
The recognition of Christianity: the beginnings of heresy
The pagan counter-reformation
The return of Christianity to favour
The great invasions
The end of the empire in the west
The state of Italy
The age of Justinian
Theological influences
The coming of Islam
The decline of the empire in the east
The crusades
The end of the Roman Empire
The epilogue: Medieval Rome and the dawn of the renaissance
The original work was originally published under title: The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire