Project Gutenberg 2014-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 1521 Gibbon, Edward 1737 1794 Bertolotti, Davide 1784 1860 Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 04 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 04" by Edward Gibbon is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume focuses on the pivotal conversion of Emperor Constantine to Christianity, examining its motivations, progression, and impact on the Roman Empire and the establishment of the Christian Church. Gibbon elaborates on the multifaceted influences surrounding this historic event, mapping a narrative of political maneuvering intertwined with the rise of a new religious paradigm. The opening of the work presents a detailed exploration of Constantine's conversion, beginning with the varying accounts and contradictions regarding its timing and implications. Gibbon assesses the complexities of Constantine's personal beliefs, his initial allegiance to pagan traditions, and the gradual adoption of Christianity under both political pressures and personal convictions. The narrative highlights significant events such as the Edict of Milan, which officially granted religious tolerance to Christians, as well as the profound changes in the relationship between civil authority and the emerging ecclesiastical power, setting the stage for the transformation of the Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity as a dominant faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45218/45218-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 37.6 (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 Category: History - Religious 877066 2025-09-18T09:53:05.221252 text/html 831645 2024-10-24T04:08:36 text/html 462916 2025-09-18T09:53:16.655141 application/epub+zip 472635 2025-09-18T09:53:07.097178 application/epub+zip 414711 2025-09-18T09:53:06.143219 application/epub+zip 726748 2025-09-18T09:53:23.171125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 674090 2025-09-18T09:53:15.449162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616357 2022-09-20T16:03:46.587115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 739515 2025-09-18T09:53:03.977227 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 719601 2024-10-24T04:08:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18048 2025-09-18T09:53:23.320107 application/rdf+xml 16232 2025-09-18T09:53:06.299189 image/jpeg 2182 2025-09-18T09:53:06.222188 image/jpeg 433629 2025-09-18T09:53:05.290250 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 en.wikipedia it.wikipedia it.wikipedia