Project Gutenberg 2008-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 192 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 2 HTML Produced by David Reed, Dale R. Fredrickson and David Widger "History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2" by Edward Gibbon is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The book explores the complex dynamics and political structures that contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire, particularly focusing on the interactions between the state and various religious groups, such as Christians. The opening of the text specifically discusses the Roman government's conduct toward Christians from the reign of Nero to Constantine. It highlights the apparent contradictions of Roman policy, where initially a general tolerance existed toward diverse religious beliefs alongside the later brutal persecutions faced by early Christians. Gibbon aims to unravel the reasons behind such hostility, examining societal fears, the political implications of a new faith, and the Roman perception of Christians as disruptors of traditional worship and societal order. Through this analysis, he sets the stage for a deeper inquiry into the relationship between power, religion, and societal transformation in ancient Rome. (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 1342157 1342166 2024-09-01T07:38:40.261819 2023-10-01T07:07:31.336845 text/html text/html 1346982 2020-03-31T12:27:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 626699 2020-03-31T12:30:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 656948 2024-09-01T07:38:49.751732 application/epub+zip 680173 2024-09-01T07:38:41.317784 application/epub+zip 537352 2024-09-01T07:38:40.769795 application/epub+zip 1029092 2024-09-01T07:38:57.977724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 940647 2024-09-01T07:38:49.303803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 797982 2022-09-01T08:37:04.152021 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1216601 1216524 2024-09-01T07:38:39.453814 2023-10-01T07:07:30.574822 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1216657 2020-06-22T23:17:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 427153 2020-06-22T23:17:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19223 2024-09-01T07:38:58.119691 application/rdf+xml 16315 2024-09-01T07:38:40.871778 image/jpeg 2910 2024-09-01T07:38:40.820784 image/jpeg 631914 2024-09-01T07:38:40.367802 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