The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire: By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... [pt.2]

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The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire: By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... [pt.2]

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Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794.

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London :: printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell,

1783.

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Contents

• title page
• TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.
• CHAP. XI. Reign of Claudius.—Defeat of the Goths.—Victories, Triumph, and Death, of Aurelian.
• CHAP. XII. Conduct of the Army and Senate after the Death of Aurelian.—Reigns of Tacitus, Probus, Carus, and his Sons.
• CHAP. XIII. The reign of Diocletian and his three Associates, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius.—General Re-establishment of Order and Tranquillity.—The Persian War, Victory, and Triumph.—The new Form of Administration.—Abdication and Retirement of Diocletian and Maximian.
• CHAP. XIV. Troubles after the Abdication of Diocletian.—Death of Constantius.—Elevation of Constantine and Maxentius.—Six Emperors at the same Time.—Death of Maximian and Galerius.—Victories of Constantine over Maxentius and Licinius.—Re|union of the Empire under the Authority of Con|stantine.
• CHAP. XV. The Progress of the Christian Religion, and the Sen|timents, Manners, Numbers, and Condition, of the primitive Christians.
• CHAP. XVI. The Conduct of the Roman Government towards the Christians, from the Reign of Nero to that of Constantine.