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

George Bell and Sons, 1891

THE EXTENT AND MILITARY FORCE OF THE EMPIRE DI	1

A D	5

xlii	16

Egypt	30

The Expedition of Aurelian	32

VOL I	33

Of the People	36

Of Philosophers	44

Conspiracy of Maximin	235

Character and Maxims of Artaxerxes	240

The Persian Monarchy restored by Artaxerxes	249

He marches against the Goths	250

Ceremonies and Moral Precepts	256

Extent and Population of Persia	262

The Reign and Defeat of Tetricus	271

Climate	272

Division of the Latin and the Greek Provinces	50

Populousness of the Roman Empire	58

Gaul and Spain	64

Artificial Grass	70

Navigation	72

OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE	78

Consular and Tribunitian Powers	85

Adoption and Character of Trajan	96

Peculiar Misery of the Romans under their Tyrants	106

Accession of the Emperor Commodus	113

Of Hadrian	117

PUBLIC SALE OF THE EMPIRE TO DIDIUS JULIANUS BY	134

Defeat and Death of the two Gordians	141

Character and Merit of the Tyrants	142

Its precarious Nature	144

69	155

xlviii	157

Fruitless Negotiation for Dividing the Empire between them	168

Alexander refuses the Name of Antoninus	188

He attempts to reform the Army	196

Abolition of the Tribute	202

PAGE	206

Tax on Legacies and Inheritances	210

Conduct of Maximus	214

Birth and Fortunes of Maximin	216

The Persian	218

Alexander Severus declared Cæsar	219

Discontent of the Prætorian Guards	226

A	233

The Germans ignorant of Letters	278

Tiridates the Armenian	282

State of Population	284

The Bards	291

Introduction of Fruits	295

THE EMPERORS DECIUS GALLUS EMILIANUS VALERIAN	299

265	350

Death of the Emperor who recommends Aurelian for	359

Superstitious Ceremonies	365

Her Valour	370

193	372

Character and Elevation of the two Gordians	374

CONDUCT OF THE ARMY AND SENATE AFTER THE DEATH	386

PAGE	406

His Victories and Extraordinary Death	412

Election of the Emperor Diocletian	420

Revolt of Carausius in Britain	429

Conduct of Diocletian in Egypt	436

War between the Persians and the Romans	442

The Aboras fixed as the Limits between the Empires	448

Civil Magistracies laid aside	454

Abdication of Diocletian and Maximian	460

Decline of the Arts	466

TROUBLES AFTER THE ABDICATION OF DIOCLETIAN DEATH	469

His Death	487

Unfortunate Fate of the Empress Valeria and her Mother	506

Quarrel between Constantine and Licinius	507

101	521

Titel	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Band 1 Bohn's standard library The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon
Autor/in	Edward Gibbon
Verlag	George Bell and Sons, 1891
Original von	UC Southern Regional Library Facility
Digitalisiert	27. Jan. 2016

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