The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) Author: Edward Gibbon Commentator: Rev. H. H. Milman Editor: David Widger Release Date: June 7, 2008 [EBook #25717] Language: English *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE *** Produced by David Widger HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE Edward Gibbon, Esq. With notes by the Rev. H. H. Milman Complete Contents 1782 (Written), 1845 (Revised) The 1996 Project Gutenberg Edition Table of Contents for Ebooks 731-736 HTML file in the ASCII character set, and includes all the original footnotes now linked to the text. The 1997 Project Gutenberg Edition Table of Contents for Ebooks 890-895 HTML file in the LATIN-1 character set, but the first five volumes do not have footnotes. There are two Project Gutenberg sets produced by David Reed of the complete "History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire" by Edward Gibbon: the 1996 ASCII text only edition (PG #731-736) has the advantage of including all the foonotes by Gibbin and others; the 1997 edition (PG #890-895)in the Latin-1 character set was provided at that time only in html format and footnotes were not included in the first five volumes of this set. Both of these sets have been recently completely reproofed with correction of several thousand errors. An html and text format have been provided for both sets. The HTML version of the earlier set has approximately 6000 linked footnotes. Over 1000 linked footnotes were prepared for the last volume of the latter set in this updated edition. Consideration was given to combining these two sets into one, however there are advantages and disadvantages to each and it was decided to keep both. David Reed's note in the original Project Gutenberg 1997 edition: I want to make this the best etext edition possible for both scholars and the general public and would like to thank those who have helped in making this text better. Especially Dale R. Fredrickson who has hand entered the Greek characters in the footnotes and who has suggested retaining the conjoined ae character in the text. A set in my library of the first original First American Edition of 1836 was used as a reference for the many questions which came up during the re-proofing and renovation of the 1996 and 1997 Project Gutenberg editions. Images of spines, front-leaf, frontispiece, and the titlepage of the 1836 set are inserted below along with the two large fold out maps. DAVID WIDGER For Project Gutenberg 1996 Project Gutenberg Edition Table of Contents for Ebooks 731-736 ABREVIATED DETAILED ABREVIATED CONTENTS VOLUME ONE Introduction Preface By The Editor, Author and To the First and Fourth Volumes. Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines--Part I. Part II. Part III. Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.--Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Chapter III: The Constitution In The Age Of The Antonines.--Part I. Part II. Chapter IV: The Cruelty, Follies And Murder Of Commodus.--Part I. Part II. Chapter V: Sale Of The Empire To Didius Julianus.--Part I. Part II. Chapter VI: Death Of Severus, Tyranny Of Caracalla, Usurpation Of Marcinus.--Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Chapter VII: Tyranny Of Maximin, Rebellion, Civil Wars, Death Of Maximin.--Part I. Part II. Part III. Chapter VIII: State Of Persion And Restoration Of The Monarchy.--Part I. Part II.