History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4
This fourth volume of Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in the edition with notes by Henry Hart Milman, carries the story into the age of Justinian. It opens with Theodoric and the Gothic kingdom of Italy, including the fate of the philosopher Boethius, then turns to Justinian's reign in Constantinople: the factions of the circus, the empress Theodora, his buildings, the codification of Roman law, and the reconquests of Africa and Italy under Belisarius and Narses. Later chapters follow the Lombards, the wars with Persia, the long theological disputes over the nature of Christ, and the succession of the Greek emperors. Gibbon's irony and command of narrative remain undiminished. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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