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Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is one of the greatest texts in the English language. In magisterial prose, Gibbon charts the gradual collapse of the Roman rule from Augustus (23 B.C. – A.D. 14) to the first of the Barbarian kings, Odoacer (A.D. 476 – A.D. 490). It is a remarkable account, with the extravagant corruption and depravity of emperors such as Commodus, Caracalla and Elagabalus contrasted by the towering work of Constantine, Julian and other remarkable men. It remains the standard work of scholarship on the subject two hundred years after it was written; yet equally important, in its sheer accessibility, it is an unforgettable story.
Edward Gibbon: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Part I
The Most Civilised Portion Of Mankind
The Terror Of The Roman Arms - The Preservation Of Peace By A Constant Preparation For War
Every Useful Intrument Of War
An Empire United By Laws And Adorned By Arts
The Roman Language - An Influence Over National Manners
The Most Numerous Society Under The Same System Of Government
The Fate Of The Roman World Depended On The Will Of Augustus
A Succession Of Monsters With Uparalleled Vices
The Rule Of The Two Antonines - The Only Period Of History In Which The Happiness Of A Great People
Commodus - Revelling In The Licence Of Sovereign Power
Pertinax Accedes To Power
The Praetorian Guards And The Bribe Of Didius Julianus
Septimus Severus - A Pernicious Indulgence
The Two Sons Of Severus - Caracalla And Geta
Caracalla Becomes Sole Emperor
Antoninus Becomes Elagabalus, Supreme Emperor And Pontiff - And Licentious Despot
The Reign Of Alexander - An Auspicious Calm Of Thirteen Years
The Rise Of Maximin, Dark And Sanguinary
Confusion Of Power Between Maximus, Balbinus And Gordianus
Philip - A Period Of Games
Decius And The Appearance Of The Goths
Hostilianus And Gallus
Aemilianus, Valerian And Gallienus - An Empire Oppressed
Claudius - The First Of The Restorers Of The Roman World
Aurelian - Four Years Of Memorable Achievement
Zenobia Fights Back - The Fate Of The East Is Decided
The Death Of Aurelian And The Accession Of Tacitus
Probus And The Deliverance Of Gaul And 70 German Cities
Carus, Numerian And Carinus - Soft, Cruel, Devoted To Pleasure Yet Destitute Of Taste
The Illustrious Reign Of Diocletian And Maximian
The End Of Rome As The Capital Of The Empire
The Abdication Of Diocletian
Two New Augusti - Constantius And Galerius
The Elevation Of Constantine And A Time Of Confusion
The Final Battle Between Constantine And Maxentius
Constantine Overwhelms Licinius, A Victory Which Leads To The Foundation Of Constantinople
A Candid But Rational Inquiry Into The Progress And Establishment Of Christianity Under The Roman Em
A Dark And Unjust Record Righted
Nero - Mistakenly Judged One Of History's Most Vilified Figures
Protection For The Christians
Diocletian Introduces Systematic Repression
Gibbon's Conclusions On The Roman Persecution Of The Christians
Constantine - A New Capital But A Fatal Flaw In Defence
The Petty Abuse Of Power And Local Tyrannies
Asiatic Pomp And A Gradual Decline
Constantius, Gallus And The Eunuchs
Julian, A Caesar Of Very Different Ilk
The Establishment Of Christianity
The Rise In Popularity Of Julian
The Road To Civil War
Julian Assumes Supreme Power
The Apostasy Of Julian
The Death Of Julian
Jovian - A Brief Reign
Valentinian, Emperor Of The West And Valens, Emperor Of The East
Gratian, Emperor Of The West
The Humbling Of The Empire
The Incursion Of The Visigoth Fritigern And The Death Of Valens At Hadrianople
Theodosius, Emperor Of The East, Aims For A Modus Vivendi With The Visigoths
Maximus Takes Rule Of The Western Empire But Unadvisedly Marches Against Theodosius
Arcadius And Honorius And Their Commander Stilicho
The Power Of The Visigoths Under Alaric
The Execution Of Stilicho Opens The Goths' Road To Rome
The Decadence Of The Empire In The Reign Of Honorius And The Siege Of Rome
The Sound Of The Gothic Trumpet
The End Of The Roman Empire In The West
The Reign Of Odoacer, The First Barbarian King Of Italy
General Observations On The Fall Of The Roman Empire In The West
“Edward Gibbon is not an author to be taken lightly or hastily, which is probably why Naxos got Philip Madoc to read it. His voice has that orotund, authoritative quality (I dare say Moses had it too) that makes you stop whatever you are doing to listen.”
The Most Civilised Portion Of Mankind
