Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 5
by Edward Gibbon
In this fifth of the six volumes, readers will find chapter 45 ("The State of Italy under the Lombards") through chapter 51 ("The Conquest of the Arabs"), which covers the reign of Justin II; the conquest of Italy by the Lombards; the conquest of Italy by the Franks; reign of Tiberius II; The life of Gregory the Great; and the rules of Phocas and Heraclius; the development of Christianity in the Eastern Roman Empire and in the cathedrals of Ephesus, Chalcedony and Nice; the Greek emperors of Constantinople; the reign of Charlemagne of France and the division of his empire after his death; and conflicts between the Arabs and the Eastern Roman Empire.
