The Decline of the Ancient WorldThis celebrated account of the decline of the ancient world describes the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the emergence of the new medieval European order. |
Contents
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III Diocletian | 28 |
IV Constantine | 39 |
V The House of Constantine | 51 |
VI The House of Valentinian | 63 |
VII The House of Theodosius | 74 |
VIII The Revival of the East and the Fall of the West | 87 |
XVII The two Capitals | 230 |
XVIII The Cities | 237 |
XIX The Church | 252 |
XX The Aristocracy | 270 |
XXI The Middle and Lower Classes | 282 |
XXII Agriculture | 299 |
XXIII Trade and Industry | 310 |
XXIV Religion and Morals | 320 |
IX Justinian | 103 |
X The Successors of Justinian | 116 |
XI The Emperor and his Advisers | 121 |
XII The Administration | 139 |
XIII Finance | 154 |
XIV Justice | 181 |
XV The Civil Service | 199 |
XVI The Army | 212 |
XXV Education Culture and Art | 344 |
XXVI Why did The Western Empire Fall? | 362 |
Appendix I General Bibliography | 371 |
Appendix II Tables of emperors popes and bishops or patriarchs of Alexandria and Constantinople | 372 |
Appendix III Note on weights measures and currency | 376 |
Appendix IV Glossary of technical terms | 377 |
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