Project Gutenberg 2014-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 93 Gibbon, Edward 1737 1794 Bertolotti, Davide 1784 1860 Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 12 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 12" by Edward Gibbon is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The work delves into the complex interplay of political, religious, and social factors that contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire, focusing on themes such as the schism between the Greek and Latin churches and the impact of the Crusades. This volume specifically highlights the fragmented political landscape of the Byzantine Empire and the turmoil leading to its eventual downfall. The opening of this volume presents a detailed analysis of religious schisms, particularly the division between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, which fueled tensions in Byzantine society. Gibbon recounts the precarious situation in Constantinople, discussing the rivalry between figures like Patriarch Photius and Pope Nicholas I, and how their conflicts exacerbated existing nationalistic sentiments. As cross-cultural misgivings grew, Turks, Latins, and Greeks became enmeshed in the fallout of the Crusades, leading to conflict and bloodshed. The narrative portrays a pivotal moment in history where faith, political power, and ethnic loyalties collide, setting the stage for the tragic decline of the once-mighty Empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45226/45226-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 1061791 1061801 2024-09-19T04:46:59.153225 2023-09-19T16:00:39.484348 text/html text/html 1037279 2014-03-25T17:31:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 507223 2014-03-25T17:31:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 541918 2024-09-19T04:47:12.719149 application/epub+zip 553587 2024-09-19T04:47:01.309196 application/epub+zip 495483 2024-09-19T04:47:00.190227 application/epub+zip 843717 2024-09-19T04:47:21.006172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 778313 2024-09-19T04:47:11.626163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720378 2022-09-20T16:09:06.138314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 919188 2024-09-19T04:46:57.415226 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 919017 2014-03-25T17:31:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 363063 2014-03-25T17:31:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19058 2024-09-19T04:47:21.153097 application/rdf+xml 16352 2024-09-19T04:47:00.352215 image/jpeg 2209 2024-09-19T04:47:00.272218 image/jpeg 510139 2024-09-19T04:46:59.247211 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