Preface

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)

There are two complete “History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire” by Edward Gibbon: the 1996 edition (PG #731-736) has the advantage of including all the foonotes by Gibbon and others; the 1997 edition (PG #890-895) was provided at that time only in html format and footnotes were not included in the first five volumes of this set.

the present complete edition, #25717.

David Reed’s note in the original 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.

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Table of Contents for Ebooks 731-736

VOLUME ONE

Introduction

Preface By The Editor.

Preface Of The Author.

Preface To The First Volume.

Preface To The Fourth Volume Of The Original Quarto Edition.

Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines—Part

t I.

The Extent And Military Force Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines.

Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part

t II.

Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part

t III.

Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part

t I.

Of The Union And Internal Prosperity Of The Roman Empire, In The Age Of The Antonines.

Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part

t II.

Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part

t III.

Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines. Part

t IV.

Chapter III: The Constitution In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part I.

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Of The Constitution Of The Roman Empire, In The Age Of The Antonines.

Chapter III: The Constitution In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part II.

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