Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 3
by Edward Gibbon
In this third of the volume, readers will discover the rules of Jovian, Valentinian, Valent, Gratian, Theodosius, Arcadia, Honorius, Eutropius and Valentinian III; wars in Germany, Britain, Africa and Iran; 376 Gothic War; the transformation of Rome; goth rebellion; the numerous sacks of Rome by the Goths and Charles V; the revolutions in Gaul and Spain; Life of St. John Chrysostom; Life of Empress Eudokia; the advance of vandals in Africa; and Attila's invasion of the Roman Empire by the Huns. Edward Gibbon's "The Fall and Fall of the Roman Empire" compresses thirteen turbulent centuries into an epic narrative filled with insight, irony, and sharp character analysis. Skeptical of Christianity, sympathetic to barbarian invaders and the Byzantine Empire, constantly recognizing that political leaders often seek the exact opposite of what they intended.
