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Edward Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire occupies an immortal place in the pantheon of historical masterpieces. This six-disc recording covers the final three volumes of Gibbon’s work, tracing ten centuries in the life of the eastern half of the empire, whose capital city was Constantinople. Among the many figures who stride across Gibbon’s stage here are the emperor Justinian I, a noble statesman and successful warrior, brought low by his lascivious wife, the former prostitute Theodora; the murdering Basil I, a peasant who nonetheless proved himself a worthy figure upon which to drape the purple; and the final emperor of all, Constantine XI, who died on the battlements of Constantinople in 1453, valiantly fighting a losing battle to prevent the Turks from gaining a city they had craved for centuries. It is still the work that sets the standard for all histories of the period.
Edward Gibbon: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Part II
Odacer, The First Barbarian King Of Rome-AD 476
The Visigoths Rule All The Roman Conquests West Of The Alps
Clovis Establishes The French Monarchy In Gaul
The Struggle Of Britain
'The Decline Of Rome Was The Natural And Inevitable Effect Of Immoderate Greatness'
Theodoric The Ostrogoth
Theodoric...'Sheathed His Sword InThe Pride And Vigour Of His Age'
Justinian Ascends The Byzantine Throne, AD 527, And Shares Supreme Power With Theodora
Belisarius, A Loyal Proved Commander
Belisarius, Cursed In Love In His Marriage to Antonina
The Gothic Courage Revives
The Games Of Antiquity - The Struggle Of The Green And The Blue Factions
The Festival Of The Ides Of January In The Fifth Year Of Justinian's Reign
The End Of Belisarius
The New Emperor - Justin, Nephew Of Justinian
The Virtues And Merits Of Tiberius
The Emperor Maurice
The Fate Of Rome At The Close Of The Sixth Century And The Rise Of Pope Gregory The First
Maurice Abdicates And Is Succeeded By Phocas
The Victory Of Heraclius Against The Persians
A Melancholy Task
Martina, Constantine III, Constans II, Justinian II - In Quick Succession
Justinian Returns With Vengance
Leo IV, The Son Of The Fifth Constantine, And Father Of The Sixth
Leo V And Michael II, Michael III
Basil The Macedonian, Leo VI, Constantine, John Zimisces
The Rise Of The Comnenian Dynasty
Manuel I Reigns For 37 Years
Andronicus Rules, Firstly From Behind The Emperor, And Then With The Sceptre
Six Hundred Years Filled With Sixty Emperors
The Rise Of Islam
The Concept Of The Holy War
A Sinful And A Fanatic World
The Departure Of The Pilgrims
The Effect Of The Crusades
The Palaelogi Dynasty Of The Early 14th Century
The Rise Of Genghis Khan And The Mongol Empire In The East
The Mongol Invasion Of The West
The Rise Of Timour - Tamerline
Timour Turns His Eyes Towards The Ottomans
1422 - Constantinpole Once More Under Siege By Turkish Armies
Mohammed II, 'The Great Destroyer' And The Final Act Of The Byzantine Empire
The Response Of Christendom
A City Of 13 Miles Defended By 8,000 Soldiers
The Great Cannon Of Mohammed
A Siege Of 40 Days, Breaches On All Sides
29th May 1453
Fleeing To The Church Of St Sophia
The Legitimate Reward Of The Conqueror
The Fate Of Constantine
The Incomparable Position, A New Future
The Effect Of Christendom
The Religious Schism In The Christian Church
Reflections Of Pope Eugenius IV And The Learned Poggius On The Top Of The Capitaline Hill In 1430
The Four Principal Causes Of The Ruin Of The Roman Empire - 1) The Injuries Of Time And Nature
The Four Principal Causes Of The Ruin Of The Roman Empire - 2) The Hostile Attacks Of The Barbarians
The Four Principal Causes Of The Ruin Of The Roman Empire - 3) The Use And Abuse Of Materials
The Four Principal Causes Of The Ruin Of The Roman Empire - 4) The Domestic Quarrels Of The Romans
Odacer, The First Barbarian King Of Rome-AD 476