Project Gutenberg 2014-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 216 Gibbon, Edward 1737 1794 Bertolotti, Davide 1784 1860 Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 01 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storia_della_decadenza_e_caduta_dell%27Impero_romano Produced by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 01" by Edward Gibbon is a historical account written in the late 18th century. This seminal work explores the complex factors that contributed to the decline and eventual fall of the Roman Empire, beginning from the peak of its power under the Antonines to its tragic downfall. Gibbon's analysis combines history with philosophy, scrutinizing the interplay of politics, culture, and military affairs that marked this pivotal period in Western civilization. The opening of the text sets the stage for Gibbon's extensive examination of Rome's history, highlighting the Empire at its zenith in the second century AD. He details the military strength, governance policies, and cultural unity that characterized Rome during this era. Emphasizing the transition from an ambitious conquering force to a state struggling with internal challenges, the narrative discusses the consequences of leadership decisions and military strategies. Gibbon's meticulous approach includes reflections on key figures such as emperors Trajan and Hadrian, illustrating their roles in both the maintenance and expansion of Roman authority. This establishes a foundation for understanding the nuanced decline that follows in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45215/45215-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 39.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Byzantine Empire -- History -- To 527 DG Text IT Storia Category: History - Ancient 1014214 2025-07-18T09:47:49.035407 text/html 960372 2024-10-24T04:08:27 text/html 482329 2025-07-18T09:48:02.268398 application/epub+zip 488363 2025-07-18T09:47:51.396407 application/epub+zip 442837 2025-07-18T09:47:50.134385 application/epub+zip 766472 2025-07-18T09:48:09.779350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697693 2025-07-18T09:48:01.135350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652586 2022-09-20T16:01:59.871282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 833158 2025-07-18T09:47:47.313414 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 813238 2024-10-24T04:08:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18320 2025-07-18T09:48:09.927290 application/rdf+xml 16221 2025-07-18T09:47:50.441386 image/jpeg 2174 2025-07-18T09:47:50.351422 image/jpeg 437110 2025-07-18T09:47:49.109425 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia it.wikipedia en.wikipedia