Project Gutenberg 1996-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 172 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 6 David Reed and David Widger "History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 6" by Edward Gibbon is a historical account written in the late 18th century. This volume focuses on pivotal events from the Crusades to the impacts of the Mongol incursions and the Ottoman Empire, detailing both the political machinations and cultural exchanges that marked this tumultuous period in history. The opening portion of the book introduces the complex interplay of the Crusades, focusing particularly on the actions and strategies of key figures such as Emperor Alexius I and the rulers of various European kingdoms. It discusses the initial benefits that the Byzantine Empire gained from the First Crusade while outlining the tensions that arose between the Greek and Latin Christians. The text dives into the numerous campaigns, including the Second and Third Crusades, highlighting the ambitions of leaders like Saladin and the internal conflicts within the Christian ranks as they attempted to reclaim Jerusalem. The narrative sets the stage for understanding the broader historical context of the Latin and Islamic confrontations that would shape the course of the region's history. (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 1865303 1865544 2024-09-01T07:06:29.523673 2023-10-01T06:39:15.493088 text/html text/html 1927400 2021-03-07T09:20:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 684691 2021-04-15T04:00:47 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 762403 2024-09-01T07:06:48.625509 application/epub+zip 764283 2024-09-01T07:06:31.710605 application/epub+zip 764283 2024-09-01T07:06:30.574607 application/epub+zip 1236889 2024-09-01T07:07:01.718966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1182694 2024-09-01T07:06:47.549511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1182816 2022-09-01T07:54:36.140247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1598879 1598872 2024-09-01T07:06:26.423594 2023-10-01T06:39:12.742048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1598747 2021-03-07T09:23:13 text/plain; charset=utf-8 581175 2021-03-07T09:23:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19140 2024-09-01T07:07:01.889948 application/rdf+xml 13754 2024-09-01T07:06:30.815581 image/jpeg 2834 2024-09-01T07:06:30.700580 image/jpeg 677078 2024-09-01T07:06:29.655628 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