Project Gutenberg 2008-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 181 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 4 David Reed and David Widger "History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4" by Edward Gibbon is a historical account likely written in the late 18th century. This volume delves into critical periods of transition following the fall of the Western Roman Empire, focusing especially on the Gothic Kingdom under Theodoric the Ostrogoth. At the start of this volume, the narrative centers on the figure of Theodoric and the events surrounding his rise to power in Italy after the collapse of Roman authority. Gibbon paints a detailed picture of Theodoric's early life, military exploits, and eventual conquest of Italy, setting the tone for a discussion on the interaction between Goths and Romans. The text also discusses the socio-political effects of his reign, particularly how Theodoric sought to blend Gothic and Roman traditions, emphasizing a period of relative peace and prosperity in Italy while hinting at the underlying tensions that such a union of cultures might provoke. The beginning of Gibbon's work is both informative and engaging, providing a clear lens through which to explore this critical historical narrative. (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 2160542 2160818 2024-09-01T07:05:11.974532 2023-10-01T06:38:08.442014 text/html text/html 2224614 2022-02-01T14:17:02 text/html 869249 2024-09-01T07:05:32.324904 application/epub+zip 870984 2024-09-01T07:05:14.240481 application/epub+zip 870984 2024-09-01T07:05:13.079518 application/epub+zip 1400451 2024-09-01T07:05:46.479801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1334330 2024-09-01T07:05:31.109895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1334531 2022-09-01T07:52:46.116357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1893493 1893488 2024-09-01T07:05:09.076595 2023-10-01T06:38:05.652026 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1893195 2022-02-01T14:23:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19039 2024-09-01T07:05:46.640803 application/rdf+xml 13754 2024-09-01T07:05:13.306527 image/jpeg 2834 2024-09-01T07:05:13.194485 image/jpeg 678054 2022-02-01T14:23:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 781655 2022-02-01T14:23:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 773882 2024-09-01T07:05:12.130509 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