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The History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Volume the fourth
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- Creator
- By Edward Gibbon Esq
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- London : Electric Book Co., c2001
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (764 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781461911678, 1461911672, 1843271419
- OCLC
- ocm70726828, ocn906191642
- Cover title : Decline and fall of the Roman Empire, Volume IV.
- First published by W. Strahan and T. Cadell, London 1788."
- English
- Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Fourth Volume of the Original Quarto Edition -- Chapter XXXIX. Zeno and Anastasius, Emperors of the East.-Birth, Education, and First Exploits of Theodoric the Ostrogoth. -- Theodoric undertakes the conquest of Italy, A.D. 489 -- The three defeats of Odoacer -- Capitulation and death of Odoacer, A.D. 493 -- Reign of Theodoric, A.D. 493-526 -- Civil government under Theodoric -- Prosperity of Rome and Italy -- Religious tumults -- The philosopher Boethius -- Death of Theodoric, A.D. 526 -- Chapter XL Elevation of Justin the Elder.-Reign of Justinian: I. The Empress Theodora. II. -- Justin I and the adoption of Justinian -- The reign of Justinian, A.D. 527-565 -- The empress Theodora -- The factions of the circus -- Nika, or the sedition of Constantinople, A.D. 532 -- Agriculture and manufactures -- The quest for silk -- The œconomy of the Eastern empire -- Corruption of ministers -- Edifices and architects -- The church of St. Sophia -- Precarious fortifications of the empire -- The Persian war, A.D. 502-505 -- Suppression of the schools of Athens -- The Roman consulship extinguished, A.D. 541 -- Chapter XLI. Conquests of Justinian in the West.-Character and first Campaigns of Belisarius. -- Belisarius and his victories in Persia -- Preparations for the African war -- Departure of the fleet, A.D. 533 -- Vamdals defeated in the first battle -- Reduction of Carthage -- Belisarius conquers Africa, A.D. 534 -- Triumph of Belisarius at Constantinople -- Defeat of the Moors, A.D. 535 -- Amalasontha, queen of Italy -- Belisarius invades Italy, A.D. 537 -- Belisarius enters Rome -- siege of the Goths, A.D. 536-537 -- Deliverance of Rome -- Invasion of Italy by the Franks, A.D. 538 -- Belisarius subdues the Gothic kingdom of Italy, A.D. 539 -- Return and glory of Belisarius, A.D. 540 -- Antonina, wife of Belisarius
- Chapter XLII. State of the Barbaric World.-Establishment of the Lombards on the Danube.-Tribes and Inroads of the Sclavonians -- Weakness of the empire, state of the Barbarians, A.D. 527-565 -- The Lombards -- Sclavonians and Bulgarians -- Origin of the Turks in Asia, A.D. 545 -- Reign of Chosroes in Persia, A.D. 531-579 -- Chosroes invades Syria, A.D. 540 -- Belisarius defends the East -- Treaties between Justinian and Chosroes, A.D. 540-561 -- Chapter XLIII. Rebellions of Africa.-Restoration of the Gothic Kingdom by Totila.-Loss and Recovery of Rome. -- Rebellion of the Moors, A.D. 543-558 -- Totila, king of the Goths, and Italy -- Belisarius returns to Italy, A.D. 544 -- Rome besieged and taken by the Goths, A.D. 546 -- Rome recovered by Belisarius, A.D. 547 -- Final recall of Belisarius, A.D. 548 -- Rome retaken by the Goths -- Narses, the eunuch, and the last Gothic war, A.D. 552 -- Conquest of Rome by Narses -- Narses defeats the Franks and Alemanni, A.D. 554 -- Settlement of Italy, A.D. 554-568 -- Last victory, disgrace and death of Belisarius -- Death of Justinian, A.D. 565 -- Comets, A.D. 531, 539 -- Earthquakes -- Plague -- Chapter XLIV. Idea of the Roman Jurisprudence.-The Laws of the Kings-The Twelve Tables of the Decemvirs.-The Laws of the Peop -- The Twelve Tables -- Laws of the people -- decrees of the Senate -- Edicts -- Constitutions of the emperors -- Succession of the civil lawyers -- Roman law reformed by Justinian, from A.D. 527 -- The Code and Pandects -- The Novels -- The Institutes -- I. Of Persons -- II. Of Things -- III. Of Actions -- IV. Of Crimes and Punishments -- Chapter XLV. Reign of the younger Justin.-Embassy of the Avars.-Their Settlement on the Danube.-Conquest of Italy by the Lomb -- Reign of Justin the younger, A.D. 565-574 -- Alboin, king of the Lombards -- Conquest of Italy by the Lombards, A.D. 568-570
- Reign of Tiberius II, A.D. 578-582 -- Reign of Maurice, A.D. 582-602 -- The exarchate of Ravenna -- The kingdom of the Lombards under Autharis, A.D. 584-590 -- Pontificate of Gregory the Great, or First, A.D. 590-604 -- Chapter XLVI. Revolutions of Persia after the Death of Chosroes or Nushirvan.-His Son Hormouz, a Tyrant, is Deposed. -- Last wars and death of Chosroes, A.D. 570-572 -- Tyranny of Hormouz -- Restoration and policy of Chosroes, A.D. 591-603 -- Wars of Maurice against the Avars, A.D. 595-602 -- Revolt of Constantinople -- murder of Maurice, A.D. 602 -- Tyranny of the emperor Phocas, A.D. 602-610 -- Reign of Heraclius, A.D. 610-642 -- Conquests and wars of Chosroes, A.D. 603-626 -- First expedition of Heraclius against the Persians, A.D. 622 -- Third expedition and victories of Heraclius, A.D. 627 -- Flight, fall and murder of Chosroes, A.D. 628 -- Chapter XLVII. Theological History of the Doctrine of the Incarnation.-The Human and Divine Nature of Christ. -- Dispute of the Incarnation -- I. The Ebionites -- II. The Docetes -- II. Cerinthus -- IV. Apollinaris -- Cyril, patriarch of Alexandria, A.D. 412-444 -- Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople -- First council of Ephesus, A.D. 431 -- Victory of Cyril, A.D. 431-435 -- Heresy of Eutyches, A.D. 448 -- Council of Chalcedon, A.D. 451 -- The Henoticon of Zeno, A.D. 482 -- The Trisagion and the first religious war -- Theology and persecution under Justinian -- The three chapters, A.D. 532-698 -- The Monothelite controversy, A.D. 629 -- Union of the Greek and Latin churches -- The Oriental sects: I. The Nestorians -- II. The Jacobites -- III. The Maronites -- IV. The Armenians -- V. The Copts or Egyptians -- VI. The Abyssinians and Nubians -- Notes -- Chapter XXXIX -- Chapter XL -- Chapter XLI -- Chapter XLII -- Chapter XLIII -- Chapter XLIV -- Chapter XLV -- Chapter XLVI -- Chapter XLVII
- Abrahah, -- 264 -- 441 -- Abraham, nephew of John Maron 566 -- Abyssinia, Abyssinians -- 83 -- 263 -- 441 -- 554 -- 575 -- 578 -- Acacius, father of Theodora -- 60 -- 64 -- 67 -- acephali, of Egypt 538 -- Achilles, Harmatius -- 20 -- 126 -- 315 -- Achin 82 -- Adarman, general 442 -- Adrianople -- 22 -- 459 -- Adrumetum -- 138 -- 271 -- Adulis, merchants of Aerobindus -- 83 -- 264 -- Africa -- 37 -- 44 -- 60 -- 100 -- 102 -- 116 -- 124 -- 128 -- 132 -- 136 -- 137 -- 139 -- 141 -- 145 -- 148 -- 149 -- 150 -- 153 -- 156 -- 157 -- 161 -- 167 -- 187 -- 193 -- 203 -- 204 -- 212 -- 226 -- 249 -- 262 -- 266 -- 267 -- 271 -- 292 -- 308 -- 320 -- 375 -- 413 -- 471 -- 480 -- 508 -- 549 -- 576 -- 578 -- Africanus, Julius -- 129 -- 154 -- Agathias -- 58 -- 96 -- 236 -- 306 -- Alani 225 -- Alaric -- 34 -- 161 -- Albania/Albanians -- 114 -- 488 -- Albinus, senator 48 -- Alboin, king of the Lombards -- 216 -- 401 -- 403 -- 405 -- 407 -- 409 -- 412 -- 425 -- Alemanni -- 33 -- 266 -- 303 -- 421 -- Aleppo, (Beroea) -- 241 -- 475 -- 564 -- Alexander -- 95 -- 114 -- 116 -- 178 -- 275 -- 327 -- 339 -- 389 -- 440 -- 476 -- 485 -- 501 -- Alexandria -- 62 -- 117 -- 436 -- 476 -- 483 -- 496 -- 502 -- 512 -- 514 -- 515 -- 518 -- 520 -- 522 -- 525 -- 526 -- 528 -- 531 -- 533 -- 536 -- 538 -- 550 -- 570 -- 573 -- 575 -- 576 -- Alexis de Menezes, archbishop of Goa 562 -- Aligern -- 300 -- 302 -- 305 -- Almondar, king of Hirai 238 -- Amalafrida, sister of Theodoric 161 -- Amalasontha, queen of Italy -- 162 -- 166 -- 174 -- 190 -- Amali -- 23 -- 51 -- 162 -- 292 -- Amalphi -- 351 -- 423 -- Amantius -- 54 -- 55 -- Amida -- 110 -- 112 -- 474 -- 489 -- 560 -- 564 -- Ammatas, brother of Gelimer -- 139 -- 145 -- Ammonius 516 -- Anastasia, wife of Tiberius -- 60 -- 415 -- Ancona -- 192 -- 289 -- 293 -- 422 -- Andronicus, the elder 315 -- Angamala, bishop of 561
- Antalas 270 -- Antes, Sclavonian scribe 219 -- Anthemius, mathematician -- 94 -- 97 -- Anthropomorphites 508 -- Antinopolis 94 -- Antioch -- 70 -- 102 -- 107 -- 213 -- 241 -- 244 -- 261 -- 319 -- 442 -- 455 -- 475 -- 518 -- 520 -- 525 -- 527 -- 533 -- 539 -- 550 -- 556 -- 563 -- 566 -- 568 -- Antonina, wife of Belisarius -- 93 -- 131 -- 136 -- 140 -- 186 -- 188 -- 193 -- 202 -- 203 -- 204 -- 206 -- 209 -- 282 -- 287 -- 288 -- 313 -- Apamea -- 241 -- 442 -- 558 -- 563 -- 566 -- Apollinaris, bishop of Laodicea -- 510 -- 511 -- 512 -- 535 -- 551 -- 571 -- 573 -- Apulia -- 33 -- 36 -- 173 -- 275 -- 285 -- 286 -- 303 -- Arabia -- 62 -- 262 -- 263 -- 354 -- 413 -- 446 -- 528 -- Arabs -- 88 -- 111 -- 130 -- 159 -- 244 -- 251 -- 262 -- 476 -- 501 -- 545 -- 564 -- 574 -- 577 -- Aratus 294 -- Arethas, chief of Gassan -- 238 -- 244 -- Ariadne, daughter of Leo -- 19 -- 205 -- Arian, Arianism -- 40 -- 46 -- 50 -- 125 -- 144 -- 149 -- 155 -- 189 -- 195 -- 267 -- 282 -- 286 -- 405 -- 519 -- Arians -- 44 -- 142 -- 195 -- 267 -- 436 -- 511 -- 518 -- 544 -- 577 -- Aristotle -- 45 -- 115 -- 122 -- 236 -- 339 -- 517 -- Arles -- 34 -- 40 -- Armenia, Armenians -- 80 -- 109 -- 112 -- 239 -- 246 -- 453 -- 486 -- 487 -- 493 -- 554 -- 567 -- 568 -- Arrian 252 -- Artaban -- 269 -- 288 -- 291 -- Artabazus 273 -- Artaxerxes -- 234 -- 452 -- Asbad 298 -- Asia -- 22 -- 79 -- 80 -- 84 -- 85 -- 95 -- 100 -- 101 -- 103 -- 106 -- 116 -- 201 -- 204 -- 212 -- 220 -- 221 -- 222 -- 231 -- 243 -- 246 -- 249 -- 262 -- 265 -- 308 -- 389 -- 393 -- 437 -- 440 -- 443 -- 448 -- 456 -- 464 -- 469 -- 471 -- 474 -- 479 -- 480 -- 484 -- 490 -- 497 -- 505 -- 511 -- 518 -- 522 -- 530 -- 533 -- 544 -- 573 -- Asinarian gate, Rome -- 175 -- 186 -- 283 -- Aspar 19 -- Assyria -- 113 -- 234 -- 243 -- 244 -- 444 -- 446 -- 489 -- 494 -- 554 -- Athanasian creed 125
- Athanasius, patriarch of Alexandria