Introduction / Daniel J. Boorstin -- Critical Foreword / Hans-Friedrich Mueller -- The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire -- 1. The Extent of the Empire in the Age of the Antonines -- 2. Of the Internal Prosperity of the Roman Empire in the Age of the Antonines -- 3. The Constitution in the Age of the Antonines -- 4. The Cruelty, Follies, and Murder of Commodus -- 5. Sale of the Empire to Didius Julianus -- 6. Death of Severus, Tyranny of Caracalla, Usurpation of Macrinus -- 7. Tyranny of Maximin, Rebellion, Civil Wars, Death of Maximin -- 8. State of Persia and Restoration of the Monarchy -- 9. State of Germany Until the Barbarians -- 10. Emperors Decius, Gallus, Aemilianus, Valerian, and Gallienus -- 11. Reign of Claudius, Defeat of the Goths -- 12. Reigns of Tacitus, Probus, Carus, and His Sons -- 13. Reign of Diocletian and His Three Associates -- 14. Six Emperors at the Same Time, Reunion of the Empire -- 15. Progress of the Christian Religion -- 16. Conduct Towards the Christians, from Nero to Constantine -- 17. Foundation of Constantinople -- 18. Character of Constantine and His Sons -- 19. Constantius Sole Emperor -- 20. Conversion of Constantine -- 21. Persecution of Heresy, State of the Church -- 22. Julian Declared Emperor -- 23. Reign of Julian -- 24. The Retreat and Death of Julian -- 25. Reigns of Jovian and Valentinian, Division of the Empire -- 26. Progress of the Huns -- 27. Civil Wars, Reign of Theodosius -- 28. Destruction of Paganism -- 29. Division of Roman Empire Between Sons of Theodosius -- 30. Revolt of the Goths -- 31. Invasion of Italy, Occupation of Territories by Barbarians -- 32. Emperors Arcadius, Eutropius, Theodosius II -- 33. Conquest of Africa by the Vandals -- 34. Attila -- 35. Invasion by Attila -- 36. Total Extinction of the Western Empire -- 37. Conversion of the Barbarians to Christianity -- 38. Reign of Clovis -- 39. Gothic Kingdom of Italy -- 40. Reign of Justinian -- 41. Conquests of Justinian, Character of Belisarius -- 42. State of the Barbaric World -- 43. Last Victory and Death of Belisarius, Death of Justinian -- 44. Idea of the Roman Jurisprudence -- 45. State of Italy Under the Lombards -- 46. Troubles in Persia -- 47. Ecclesiastical Discord -- 48. Succession and Characters of the Greek Emperors -- 49. Conquest of Italy by the Franks -- 50. Description of Arabia and Its Inhabitants -- 51. Conquests by the Arabs -- 52. More Conquests by the Arabs -- 53. Fate of the Eastern Empire -- 54. Origin and Doctrine of the Paulicians -- 55. The Bulgarians, the Hungarians, and the Russians -- 56. The Saracens, the Franks, and the Normans -- 57. The Turks -- 58. The First Crusade -- 59. The Crusades -- 60. The Fourth Crusade -- 61. Partition of the Empire by the French and Venetians -- 62. Greek Emperors of Nice and Constantinople -- 63. Civil Wars and the Ruin of the Greek Empire -- 64. Moguls, Ottoman Turks -- 65. Timour or Tamerlane -- 66. Union of the Greek and Latin Churches -- 67. Schism of the Greeks and Latins -- 68. Reign of Mohammed the Second, Extinction of Eastern Empire -- 69. State of Rome from the Twelfth Century -- 70. Final Settlement of the Ecclesiastical State -- 71. Prospect of the Ruins of Rome in the Fifteenth Century.
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