Project Gutenberg 2008-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 119 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 HTML Produced by David Reed, Dale R. Fredrickson and David Widger "History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4" by Edward Gibbon is a historical account written during the late 18th century. This volume continues the exploration of the Roman Empire's downfall, focusing specifically on the Gothic Kingdom of Italy and the notable figure of Theodoric the Ostrogoth, detailing his rise to power, invasions, and subsequent reign. The opening of this volume introduces the complex political landscape following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, highlighting Theodoric's journey from royal hostage in Constantinople to the powerful king of Italy. It outlines Theodoric's military exploits and his consolidation of power, emphasizing his role in re-establishing Gothic rule in Italy and his interactions with the Eastern Roman Empire. Gibbon sets a vivid backdrop of the turbulent times filled with battles, political intrigue, and cultural shifts, establishing Theodoric not only as a warrior but as a ruler seeking to balance the legacies of Roman authority with the realities of Gothic governance. (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 1348360 1348369 2024-09-01T07:39:16.195620 2023-10-01T07:08:03.356104 text/html text/html 1349783 2020-03-31T12:43:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 646662 2020-03-31T12:45:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 681015 2024-09-01T07:39:25.559559 application/epub+zip 708493 2024-09-01T07:39:17.159611 application/epub+zip 565667 2024-09-01T07:39:16.728594 application/epub+zip 1025299 2024-09-01T07:39:33.721536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 948815 2024-09-01T07:39:25.165619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 806174 2022-09-01T08:37:55.183946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1222157 1222067 2024-09-01T07:39:15.492629 2023-10-01T07:08:02.650115 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1222213 2020-06-22T23:17:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 445793 2020-06-22T23:17:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19223 2024-09-01T07:39:33.870498 application/rdf+xml 16315 2024-09-01T07:39:16.825611 image/jpeg 2910 2024-09-01T07:39:16.775606 image/jpeg 652378 2024-09-01T07:39:16.312592 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