Project Gutenberg 2008-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 320 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 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire HTML Produced by David Reed, Dale R. Fredrickson and David Widger "History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2" by Edward Gibbon is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The book explores the complex dynamics and political structures that contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire, particularly focusing on the interactions between the state and various religious groups, such as Christians. The opening of the text specifically discusses the Roman government's conduct toward Christians from the reign of Nero to Constantine. It highlights the apparent contradictions of Roman policy, where initially a general tolerance existed toward diverse religious beliefs alongside the later brutal persecutions faced by early Christians. Gibbon aims to unravel the reasons behind such hostility, examining societal fears, the political implications of a new faith, and the Roman perception of Christians as disruptors of traditional worship and societal order. Through this analysis, he sets the stage for a deeper inquiry into the relationship between power, religion, and societal transformation in ancient Rome. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Byzantine Empire -- History -- To 527 DG Text Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Religious 1342302 2025-07-01T07:32:22.982217 text/html 1346982 2020-03-31T12:27:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 626699 2020-03-31T12:30:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 657165 2025-07-01T07:32:31.429208 application/epub+zip 680116 2025-07-01T07:32:23.899252 application/epub+zip 537295 2025-07-01T07:32:23.456178 application/epub+zip 1028996 2025-07-01T07:32:38.576155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 940647 2025-07-01T07:32:30.989176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 797982 2022-09-01T08:37:04.152021 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1216601 2025-07-01T07:32:22.335196 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1216657 2020-06-22T23:17:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 427153 2020-06-22T23:17:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19556 2025-07-01T07:32:38.706120 application/rdf+xml 16315 2025-07-01T07:32:23.544178 image/jpeg 2910 2025-07-01T07:32:23.500198 image/jpeg 631964 2025-07-01T07:32:23.075232 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia