Project Gutenberg 2008-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 384 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 5 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 5" by Edward Gibbon is a historical account written in the late 18th century. This volume delves into the complex interplay between the church and state during the time of the Frankish conquests in Italy, focusing particularly on the significant figures and events that characterized this transformative period. The opening of the volume introduces themes of ecclesiastical authority and popular revolt during the iconoclastic controversies, detailing how the worship of images spurred widespread dissent in Italy. Gibbon examines the influential role of the popes in this dynamic, particularly in relation to the rise of Charlemagne as a dominant force in the region. The narrative establishes a context of political intrigue, religious fervor, and societal upheaval, particularly as it describes the precarious balance of power between the Byzantine Empire, the newly assertive papacy, and the ambitious Frankish kings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 43.4 (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 - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Religious 1224033 2025-07-01T07:33:10.399458 text/html 1225145 2020-03-31T12:46:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 605319 2020-03-31T12:50:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 639658 2025-07-01T07:33:17.946437 application/epub+zip 662507 2025-07-01T07:33:11.185485 application/epub+zip 519687 2025-07-01T07:33:10.808448 application/epub+zip 955116 2025-07-01T07:33:24.518416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881887 2025-07-01T07:33:17.598455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 739304 2022-09-01T08:38:21.447122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1108407 2025-07-01T07:33:09.954453 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1108463 2020-06-22T23:18:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 406553 2020-06-22T23:18:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19457 2025-07-01T07:33:24.650422 application/rdf+xml 16315 2025-07-01T07:33:10.886514 image/jpeg 2910 2025-07-01T07:33:10.847450 image/jpeg 610885 2025-07-01T07:33:10.485486 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