Project Gutenberg 2014-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 402 Gibbon, Edward 1737 1794 Bertolotti, Davide 1784 1860 Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 12 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 12" by Edward Gibbon is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The work delves into the complex interplay of political, religious, and social factors that contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire, focusing on themes such as the schism between the Greek and Latin churches and the impact of the Crusades. This volume specifically highlights the fragmented political landscape of the Byzantine Empire and the turmoil leading to its eventual downfall. The opening of this volume presents a detailed analysis of religious schisms, particularly the division between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, which fueled tensions in Byzantine society. Gibbon recounts the precarious situation in Constantinople, discussing the rivalry between figures like Patriarch Photius and Pope Nicholas I, and how their conflicts exacerbated existing nationalistic sentiments. As cross-cultural misgivings grew, Turks, Latins, and Greeks became enmeshed in the fallout of the Crusades, leading to conflict and bloodshed. The narrative portrays a pivotal moment in history where faith, political power, and ethnic loyalties collide, setting the stage for the tragic decline of the once-mighty Empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45226/45226-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 35.0 (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 - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Religious 1061984 2025-09-18T09:56:00.754359 text/html 1017268 2024-10-24T04:09:09 text/html 542236 2025-09-18T09:56:12.999338 application/epub+zip 553633 2025-09-18T09:56:02.765325 application/epub+zip 495531 2025-09-18T09:56:01.759405 application/epub+zip 843813 2025-09-18T09:56:20.506288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 778451 2025-09-18T09:56:11.960342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720378 2022-09-20T16:09:06.138314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 919095 2025-09-18T09:55:59.333391 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 899175 2024-10-24T04:09:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18331 2025-09-18T09:56:20.663235 application/rdf+xml 16352 2025-09-18T09:56:01.918361 image/jpeg 2209 2025-09-18T09:56:01.839365 image/jpeg 510198 2025-09-18T09:56:00.838394 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