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The decline and fall of the Roman empire. Volume II /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Elecbook, 1999.
Colección:Nations of the world.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Contents""; ""Chapter XVII. Foundation of Constantinople.â€?Political System of Constantine, and his Successors.""; ""A new capital, A.D. 324""; ""Constantinople""; ""Dedication, A.D. 330 or 334""; ""Form of government""; ""The military""; ""The palace""; ""Finances""; ""Chapter XVIII. Character of Constantine.â€?Gothic War.â€?Death of Constantine.â€?Division of the Empire among his three Sons""; ""Crispus""; ""Murder of Crispus, A.D. 326""; ""Sons and nephews of Constantine""; ""The Sarmatians""; ""The Gothic war, A.D. 331""; ""Death of Constantine, A.D. 335""; ""Massacre of the princes""
  • ""Division of the empire, A.D. 337""""Sapor, king of Persia""; ""The Persian war, A.D. 337-360""; ""Civil war, A.D. 340""; ""Murder of Constans, A.D. 350""; ""Campaigns and victories of Constantius""; ""Chapter XIX. Constantius sole Emperor.â€?Elevation and Death of Gallus.â€?Danger and Elevation of Julian.â€?Sarmatian and Persian W""; ""Rise of the eunuchs""; ""Gallus declared CÃ?sar, A.D. 351""; ""Murder of Gallus""; ""Julian declared CÃ?sar, A.D. 355""; ""Constantius gives Rome an obelisk""; ""The Quadian and Sarmatian war""; ""Sapor invades Mesopotamia, A.D. 359""; ""Germans invade Gaul""
  • ""Julianâ€?s victories in Gaul, A.D. 356-359""""Chapter XX. The Motives, Progress, and Effects of the Conversion of Constantine.""; ""Date of Constantineâ€?s conversion""; ""Edict of Milan, A.D. 313""; ""Christianity seated on the throne of Rome""; ""Establishment of the ecclesiastical order""; ""I. Election of bishops""; ""II. Ordination of clergy""; ""III. Property of the church""; ""IV. Civil jurisdiction""; ""V. Spiritual censures""; ""VI. Public preaching""; ""VII. Privilege of the synods""
  • ""Chapter XXI. Persecution of Heresy.â€?The Schism of the Donatists.â€?The Arian Controversy.â€?Athanasius.""""Persecution of Heresy""; ""Schism of the Donatists, A.D. 315""; ""The Trinitarian controversy""; ""Three systems of the Trinity""; ""The Council of Nice, A.D. 325; the Homoousion""; ""Arianism""; ""Council of Rimini, A.D. 360""; ""The Arian controversy""; ""Athanasius""; ""Councils of Arles and Milan, A.D. 353-355""; ""The retreat of Athanasius""; ""The Roman pontiff""; ""Constantinople and the Infidels""; ""The Donatist Circumcellions, A.D. 345""; ""Toleration of paganism""
  • ""Chapter XXII. Julian is declared Emperor by the Legions of Gaul.â€?His March and Success.â€?The Death of Constantius.""""The legions of Gaul proclaim Julian emperor""; ""Julian declares civil war""; ""Death of Constantius, A.D. 361; Julian enters Constantinople as sole emperor""; ""Government of Julian""; ""Character of Julian""; ""Chapter XXIII. The Religion of Julian.â€?Universal Toleration.â€?He attempts to restore and reform the Pagan Worship.""; ""Paganism of Julian""; ""Religious toleration of Julian""; ""Julian attempts to restore paganism""; ""Jerusalem and the Jews under Julian""