Project Gutenberg 2008-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 903 Gibbon, Edward 1737 1794 Milman, Henry Hart 1791 1868 Milman, H. H. (Henry Hart) History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire David Reed and David Widger "History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1" by Edward Gibbon is a comprehensive historical account written in the late 18th century. The work examines the gradual disintegration of the Roman Empire, covering pivotal events and transformations from the height of its power to its eventual fall, focusing particularly on the period of the Antonines. The opening of the first volume establishes the scope and organization of the work, outlining Gibbon's intention to explore the three major periods of Roman history that led to its decline. He begins by charting the extent and strength of the Empire during the age of the Antonines, highlighting its military might and internal prosperity. Gibbon sets the stage for the subsequent decline by contrasting the early vigor and disciplined governance of the Empire with the challenges it would face. Through detailed descriptions, he illustrates the complexities of imperial administration and military strategy, preparing readers for a deeper examination of the events leading to Rome's eventual downfall. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Byzantine Empire -- History -- To 527 DG Text Category: History - Ancient 2178479 2025-07-01T06:57:48.348316 text/html 2256715 2021-03-07T11:03:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 756770 2021-04-11T04:06:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 854806 2025-07-01T06:58:08.620222 application/epub+zip 856626 2025-07-01T06:57:51.158298 application/epub+zip 856626 2025-07-01T06:57:49.644319 application/epub+zip 1427221 2025-07-01T06:58:22.224652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1371174 2025-07-01T06:58:07.290193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1372205 2022-09-01T07:49:43.872393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1820591 2025-07-01T06:57:45.609324 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1820460 2021-03-07T11:03:47 text/plain; charset=utf-8 637148 2021-03-07T11:04:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19479 2025-07-01T06:58:22.383629 application/rdf+xml 13754 2025-07-01T06:57:49.894277 image/jpeg 2834 2025-07-01T06:57:49.772292 image/jpeg 745781 2025-07-01T06:57:48.481315 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 en.wikipedia