History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 2 Author: Edward Gibbon Posting Date: June 7, 2008 [EBook #891] Release Date: April, 1997 Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE *** Produced by David Reed, Dale R. Fredrickson and David Widger HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, VOLUME 2 Edward Gibbon, Esq. With notes by the Rev. H. H. Milman 1782 (Written), 1845 (Revised) CONTENTS: Chapter XVI—Conduct Towards The Christians, From Nero To Constantine.—Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VI. Part VII. Part VIII. The Conduct Of The Roman Government Towards The Christians, From The Reign Of Nero To That Of Constantine. Chapter XVII: Foundation Of Constantinople.—Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VI. Foundation Of Constantinople.—Political System Constantine, And His Successors.—Military Discipline.—The Palace.—The Finances. Chapter XVIII: Character Of Constantine And His Sons.—Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV.