ABSTRACT

This 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.

chapter 1|9 pages

The Sources

chapter 2|18 pages

Background: The Principate

chapter 3|11 pages

Diocletian

chapter 4|12 pages

Constantine

chapter 5|12 pages

The House of Constantine

chapter 6|11 pages

The House of Valentinian

chapter 7|13 pages

The House of Theodosius

chapter 9|13 pages

Justinian

chapter 10|5 pages

The Successors of Justinian

chapter 11|18 pages

The Emperor and his Advisers

chapter 12|15 pages

The Administration

chapter 13|27 pages

Finance

chapter 14|18 pages

Justice

chapter 15|13 pages

The Civil Service

chapter 16|18 pages

The Army

chapter 17|7 pages

The two Capitals

chapter 18|15 pages

The Cities

chapter 19|18 pages

The Church

chapter 20|12 pages

The Aristocracy

chapter 21|17 pages

The Middle and Lower Classes

chapter 22|11 pages

Agriculture

chapter 23|10 pages

Trade and Industry

chapter 24|24 pages

Religion and Morals

chapter 25|18 pages

Education, Culture and Art

chapter 26|9 pages

Why did the Western Empire Fall?