The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Volume the first /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Electric Book Co., ©2001.
Temas:
30 B.C.-476 A.D
FICTION > General.
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Byzantine Empire > History.
Rome > Histoire > 30 av. J.-C.-476 (Empire)
Empire byzantin > Histoire.
Byzantine Empire
Rome (Empire)
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Advertisement
  • Chapter I. The Extent and Military Force of the Empire in the Age of the Antonines.
  • Augustus and his successors
  • Conquests of Trajan in the East
  • Hadrian and the two Antonines
  • Military establishment of the empire
  • Provinces of Rome
  • Chapter II. Of the Union and internal Prosperity of the Roman Empire, in the Age of the Antonines.
  • Toleration of Rome
  • Freedom of Rome
  • Use of Latin and Greek
  • Slavery
  • Population
  • Roman monuments
  • Cities of the empire
  • Roman roads
  • Improvements in agricultureForeign trade
  • Chapter III. Of the Constitution of the Roman Empire, in the Age of the Antonines.
  • Augustus reforms the Senate
  • Becomes Imperator
  • Divides rule of the provinces
  • The Senate
  • Deification
  • Titles of Augustus and CÃ?sar
  • The CÃ?sars and the Flavian family
  • Hadrian, A.D. 117
  • The Two Antonines
  • Marcus Aurelius
  • Chapter IV. The Cruelty, Follies, and Murder of Commodus.â€?Election of Pertinax.
  • Accession of Commodus
  • Pertinax succeeds to the throne
  • Pertinax attempts reform of the state
  • Murder of PertinaxChapter V. Public Sale of the Empire to Didius Julianus by the PrÃ?torian Guards.
  • The PrÃ?torian guards
  • Julian “buysâ€? the empire
  • The provinces declare against Julian
  • Septimus Severus
  • Civil wars of Severus
  • The government of Severus
  • Office of PrÃ?torian PrÃ?fect
  • Chapter VI. The Death of Severus.â€?Tyranny of Caracalla.â€?Usurpation of Macrinus.â€?Follies of Elagabalus.
  • The Caledonian war, A.D. 208
  • Death of Severus; two emperors
  • Murder of Geta
  • Tyranny of Caracalla
  • Usurpation of Macrinus
  • Elagabalus, A.D. 218Assession of Alexander Severus, his reign
  • Finances of the Empire
  • Chapter VII. The Elevation and Tyranny of Maximin.â€?Rebellion in Africa and Italy. .â€?Civil Wars and Sedition.
  • Tyranny of Maximin
  • Revolt in Africa, A.D. 237
  • The two Gordians
  • Election of Maximus and Balbinus
  • Civil war
  • The third Gordian becomes emperor
  • Reign of Philip; Secular games
  • Chapter VIII. Of the State of Persia after the Restoration of the Monarchy by Artaxerxes.
  • Artaxerxesâ€? rule in Persia
  • Artaxerxes declares war on Rome
  • Victory over Artaxerxes, A.D. 233Chapter IX. The State of Germany till the Invasion of the Barbarians in the Time of the Emperor Decius.
  • Origin of the Germans
  • Assemblies of the people
  • Princes and magistrates
  • German religion
  • Limited progress of the Germans
  • Civil dissensions of Germany
  • Union against Rome
  • German tribes
  • Chapter X. The Emperors Decius, Gallus, Ã?milianus, Valerian, and Gallienus.â€?The general Irruption of the Barbarians.
  • The emperor Decius, A.D. 249
  • First invasion of the Goths
  • Origin of the Goths

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