The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is Edward Gibbon's magnum opus, written and published over a 13-year period beginning in 1776. It not only chronicles the events of the downfall starting with the end of the rule of Marcus Aurelius, but proposes a theory as to why Rome collapsed: the populace, Gibbon theorizes, lost its moral fortitude, its militaristic will, and its sense of civic duty. History is considered a classic in world literature, and Gibbon is sometimes called the first "modern historian" for his insistence upon using primary sources for his research. Many scholars today still use his highly regarded work as reference. In this fifth of seven volumes, readers will find Chapter 45 ("State of Italy Under the Lombards") through Chapter 51 ("Conquests by the Arabs"), which cover the reign of Justin II; the Lombards' conquest of Italy; the Franks' conquest of Italy; the reign of Tiberius II; the life of Gregory the Great; and the rules of Phocas and Heraclius; the development of Christianity in the Eastern Roman Empire and the councils of Ephesus, Chalcedon, and Nice; the Greek emperors of Constantinople; the rule of Charlemagne of France and the division of his empire upon his death; and the clash between the Arabs and the Eastern Roman Empire. English parliamentarian and historian EDWARD GIBBON (1737-1794) attended Magdelan College, Oxford for 14 months before his father sent him to Lausanne, Switzerland, where he continued his education. He published Essai sur l'tude de la Littrature (1761) and other autobiographical works, including Mmoire Justificatif pour servir de Rponse l'Expos, etc. de la Cour de France (1779).
 

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CHAPTER XLV
1
A D
2
Birth and Profession of Gregory the Roman
39
Exploits of Bahram
46
34
54
6709
62
Election of Phocas
63
16
69
Romanus I Lecapenus
209
Romanus II junior
211
John Zimisces Basil II Constantine IX VIII
213
Basil II and Constantine IX VIII
215
Romanus III Argyrus
217
Michael IV the Paphlagonian
218
Michael V Calaphates
219
Theodora
220

Chosroes invades the Roman Empire
70
His Preparations for
81
His third Expedition
88
CHAPTER XLVII
96
Double Nature of Cerinthus
102
17
104
29
110
Nestorius Patriarch of Constantinople
111
64
125
The Henoticon of Zeno
153
Church of Abyssinia
165
Heracleonas
175
Punishment of Martina and Heracleonas
176
Constantine IV Pogonatus
178
Justinian II
179
705711 His Restoration and Death
180
Philippicus
183
Anastasius II
184
740 Constantine V Copronymus
186
Leo IV
188
Constantine VI and Irene
189
Irene
190
Nicephorus I
192
Rhangabe
193
Michael II the Stammerer
195
Theophilus
196
Michael III
199
Basil I the Macedonian
201
Leo VI the Philosopher
206
Alexander Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
208
Constantine XI X Ducas
222
Diogenes
223
Nicephorus III Botaniates
224
Alexius I Comnenus
226
John or CaloJohannes
228
Manuel
229
Alexius II
232
Andronicus I Comnenus
239
Isaac II Angelus
241
Conquest of Lombardy by Charlemagne
268
VIIth General Council IId of Nice
276
Otho King of Germany restores and appropriates the Western
293
Reformation and Claims of the Church
299
The Germanic Constitution
306
625 Of Ohud
318
Mahomet preaches at Mecca
351
334
382
CHAPTER LI
397
Sack of Madayn
406
Death of the last King
413
Invasion of SYRIA
420
Fair of Abyla
428
Conquest of Jerusalem
434
Exile of Nestorius
435
Invasion of Egypt
442
Heresy of Eutyches
448
The first Descent of the Arabs
474
Disgrace of Musa
482
The Empire of the Caliphs
492
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