Project Gutenberg 2008-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 451 Gibbon, Edward 1737 1794 Milman, Henry Hart 1791 1868 Milman, H. H. (Henry Hart) History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 David Reed and David Widger "History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1" by Edward Gibbon is a comprehensive historical account written in the late 18th century. The work examines the gradual disintegration of the Roman Empire, covering pivotal events and transformations from the height of its power to its eventual fall, focusing particularly on the period of the Antonines. The opening of the first volume establishes the scope and organization of the work, outlining Gibbon's intention to explore the three major periods of Roman history that led to its decline. He begins by charting the extent and strength of the Empire during the age of the Antonines, highlighting its military might and internal prosperity. Gibbon sets the stage for the subsequent decline by contrasting the early vigor and disciplined governance of the Empire with the challenges it would face. Through detailed descriptions, he illustrates the complexities of imperial administration and military strategy, preparing readers for a deeper examination of the events leading to Rome's eventual downfall. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Byzantine Empire -- History -- To 527 DG Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 2178334 2178680 2024-09-01T07:03:03.919687 2023-10-01T06:36:18.415140 text/html text/html 2256715 2021-03-07T11:03:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 756770 2021-04-11T04:06:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 854558 2024-09-01T07:03:27.535557 application/epub+zip 856669 2024-09-01T07:03:06.889671 application/epub+zip 856669 2024-09-01T07:03:05.266771 application/epub+zip 1426919 2024-09-01T07:03:43.188458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1371174 2024-09-01T07:03:26.006558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1372205 2022-09-01T07:49:43.872393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1820591 1820581 2024-09-01T07:03:00.201710 2023-10-01T06:36:14.852052 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1820460 2021-03-07T11:03:47 text/plain; charset=utf-8 637148 2021-03-07T11:04:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19140 2024-09-01T07:03:43.365455 application/rdf+xml 13754 2024-09-01T07:03:05.553679 image/jpeg 2834 2024-09-01T07:03:05.413653 image/jpeg 745728 2024-09-01T07:03:04.071674 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia it.wikipedia