Project Gutenberg 2014-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 79 Gibbon, Edward 1737 1794 Bertolotti, Davide 1784 1860 Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 08 Produced by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 08" by Edward Gibbon is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The work examines the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, focusing on the complex interactions between the Empire and various barbarian tribes, including the Lombards and Persians, as well as the socio-political intricacies of the time. The opening of this volume delves into the state of the barbarian world during the reign of Emperor Justinian, detailing the incursions and settlements of tribes such as the Lombards and the Avars. It explores themes of military prowess and societal conditions, highlighting the decline of Roman power and the rise of these new forces, as well as the internal strife within the Roman military and political structure. Gibbon draws comparisons between notable figures, like Belisarius, and their impacts on the Empire's fortunes, setting the stage for a broader discussion on the challenges faced by Rome in its twilight years. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45222/45222-h/images/cover.jpg it Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Byzantine Empire -- History -- To 527 DG Text IT Storia Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages 938286 938295 2024-09-19T04:45:29.250236 2023-09-19T15:59:20.988186 text/html text/html 914685 2014-03-25T17:26:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 463728 2014-03-25T17:26:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 491715 2024-09-19T04:45:41.587285 application/epub+zip 506458 2024-09-19T04:45:31.152159 application/epub+zip 448541 2024-09-19T04:45:30.182203 application/epub+zip 761498 2024-09-19T04:45:49.227087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 706014 2024-09-19T04:45:40.604129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 648250 2022-09-20T16:06:42.019089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 806869 2024-09-19T04:45:27.648172 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 806694 2014-03-25T17:25:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 321225 2014-03-25T17:26:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19339 2024-09-19T04:45:49.458085 application/rdf+xml 16249 2024-09-19T04:45:30.335154 image/jpeg 2183 2024-09-19T04:45:30.259167 image/jpeg 466232 2024-09-19T04:45:29.334185 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia it.wikipedia