Project Gutenberg 2008-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 260 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 HTML Produced by David Reed, Dale R. Fredrickson and David Widger "History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1" by Edward Gibbon is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The book meticulously chronicles the series of events leading to the gradual decline of the Roman Empire, starting from its zenith during the age of the Antonines. Gibbon aims to analyze and outline the multiple factors—both internal and external—that contributed to the empire's fall, highlighting the transition from a powerful civilization to its eventual disintegration. The opening of the work sets the stage for this grand narrative by detailing the extensive geopolitical boundaries and military might of the Roman Empire during the height of its power. Gibbon introduces the era of the Antonines, signaling a prosperous phase that would soon yield to decline. He outlines the notable contributions of pivotal figures like Trajan and Hadrian, emphasizing their role in establishing the empire's strength and stability while hinting at the foreshadowing of chaos that would follow after the reign of Marcus Aurelius. This opening portion lays a solid foundation for Gibbon's exploration of the complex interplay of governance, military organization, and societal shifts that defined the Roman Empire's eventual fall. (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 1248146 1248155 2024-09-01T07:38:22.284412 2023-10-01T07:07:15.275198 text/html text/html 1251495 2020-03-28T14:58:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 602812 2020-03-28T15:00:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 633293 2024-09-01T07:38:31.231345 application/epub+zip 656055 2024-09-01T07:38:23.221387 application/epub+zip 513230 2024-09-01T07:38:22.782378 application/epub+zip 972588 2024-09-01T07:38:38.873461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 899052 2024-09-01T07:38:30.846373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 756508 2022-09-01T08:36:38.109845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1240570 1132497 2024-09-01T07:38:21.674382 2023-10-01T07:07:14.690229 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1240630 2020-06-22T23:17:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 416168 2020-06-22T23:17:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19222 2024-09-01T07:38:39.011360 application/rdf+xml 16315 2024-09-01T07:38:22.878391 image/jpeg 2910 2024-09-01T07:38:22.830373 image/jpeg 608031 2024-09-01T07:38:22.387411 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