Project Gutenberg 2008-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 414 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 4 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 4" by Edward Gibbon is a historical account written during the late 18th century. This volume continues the exploration of the Roman Empire's downfall, focusing specifically on the Gothic Kingdom of Italy and the notable figure of Theodoric the Ostrogoth, detailing his rise to power, invasions, and subsequent reign. The opening of this volume introduces the complex political landscape following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, highlighting Theodoric's journey from royal hostage in Constantinople to the powerful king of Italy. It outlines Theodoric's military exploits and his consolidation of power, emphasizing his role in re-establishing Gothic rule in Italy and his interactions with the Eastern Roman Empire. Gibbon sets a vivid backdrop of the turbulent times filled with battles, political intrigue, and cultural shifts, establishing Theodoric not only as a warrior but as a ruler seeking to balance the legacies of Roman authority with the realities of Gothic governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. Byzantine Empire -- History -- To 527 DG Text Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient 1348505 2025-08-01T07:43:04.736870 text/html 1349783 2020-03-31T12:43:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 646662 2020-03-31T12:45:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 681282 2025-08-01T07:43:13.159849 application/epub+zip 708546 2025-08-01T07:43:05.594866 application/epub+zip 565720 2025-08-01T07:43:05.180872 application/epub+zip 1025289 2025-08-01T07:43:20.326769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 948815 2025-08-01T07:43:12.772866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 806174 2022-09-01T08:37:55.183946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1222157 2025-08-01T07:43:04.265847 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1222213 2020-06-22T23:17:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 445793 2020-06-22T23:17:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19529 2025-08-01T07:43:20.614767 application/rdf+xml 16315 2025-08-01T07:43:05.266841 image/jpeg 2910 2025-08-01T07:43:05.222874 image/jpeg 652415 2025-08-01T07:43:04.833842 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 en.wikipedia it.wikipedia