The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1

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Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1850
 

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Contents

Decline of Genius
72
Universal Spirit of Toleration
73
Of Philosophers
84
Adoption and Character of Trajan
96
CHAPTER V
101
PAGE
103
At Rome
107
Of Hadrian
117
PUBLIC SALE OF THE EMPIRE TO DIDIUS JULIANUS BY THE PRÆTO
124
Septimius Severus
133
67
147
CHAPTER VI
150
PAGE
153
Murder of Geta
159
PAGE
189
CHAPTER III
196
Revolt in Africa
203
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE AGE OF
205
The Arts of Philip
207
Freedom of Rome
210
His Tyranny extended over the whole Empire
213
The Provinces
219
Idea of a Monarchy
226
Memory of Tiberius Caligula Nero and Domitian
227
Power of the Magi
236
Conquest of Osrhoene by the Romans
242
PAGE
247
Division of the Latin and the Greek Provinces
248
CHAPTER IV
249
Its Effects on the Natives
254
Their Indolence
260
More absolute over the Property than over the Persons of
266
Causes which checked the Progress of the Germans
272
A peaceful Interregnum of eight Months
275
168
326
CHAPTER XI
330
Defeat and Death of Macrinus
333
She revenges her Husbands Death
339
Most of the Roman Monuments for public Use
352
The Expedition of Aurelian
353
The Sentiments of the Senate and People
366
Picture of Elagabalus
369
Division of the Provinces between the Emperor and the Senate 78
386
Accession of the Emperor Commodus
389
Is wounded by an Assassin
399
Vices of Carinus
404
Acknowledged by the other Emperors
411
Conduct of Diocletian in Egypt
417
General Idea of the Imperial System
423
The Minister Perennis
427
Triumph of Diocletian and Maximian
431
Long Illness of Diocletian
442
Galerius invades Italy
443
CHAPTER XIV
451
Death of Constantius and Elevation of Constantine
457
Maximian gives his Daughter Fausta and the title of Augustus
463
His Death
486
Election of the Emperor Diocletian
487
PAGE
497
Reunion of the Empire
503
Pretended Victory of Alexander Severus
504
Its gradual Increase
509
The Ebionites
517
Abhorrence of the Christians for Idolatry
523
Doctrine of the Millennium
533
THE THIRD CAUSE Miraculous Powers of the Primitive
539
Character and Maxims of Artaxerxes
578

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TitleThe History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Henry Hart Milman
AuthorEdward Gibbon
EditorHenry Hart Milman
PublisherPhillips, Sampson, and Company, 1850
Original fromthe University of California
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