The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 of 5 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Edward Gibbon
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-21
Total Pages: 698
ISBN-13: 9780265562338
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 of 5 The unfortunate Licinius was the last rival who opposed the greatness, and the last captive who adorned the triumph, of Constantine. After atranquil and prosperous reign, the conqueror bequeathed to his family the inheritance of the Roman empire; a new capital, a new policy, and a new religion; and the innovations which he established have been embraced and consecrated by succeeding generations. The age of the great Constantine and his sons is filled with impor tant events; but the historian must be Oppressed by their number and variety, unless he diligently separates from each other the scenes which are connected only by the order of time. He will describe the political institutions that gave strength and stability to the empire, before he proceeds to relate the wars and revolutions which hastened its decline. He will adopt the division unknown to the ancients of civil and ecclesiastical affairs the victory of the Christians, and theirmtestine discord, will supply copious and distinct mate rials bo'th for edification and for scandal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.