History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

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 4 Author: Edward Gibbon Posting Date: June 7, 2008 [EBook #893] 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 Edward Gibbon Vol. 4 1782 (Written), 1845 (Revised) Contents Chapter XXXIX: Gothic Kingdom Of Italy.—Part I. Part II. Part III. Zeno And Anastasius, Emperors Of The East.—Birth, Education, And First Exploits Of Theodoric The Ostrogoth.— His Invasion And Conquest Of Italy.—The Gothic Kingdom Of Italy.—State Of The West.—Military And Civil Government.— The Senator Boethius.—Last Acts And Death Of Theodoric. Chapter XL: Reign Of Justinian.—Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V. Elevation Of Justin The Elder.—Reign Of Justinian.—I. The Empress Theodora.—II. Factions Of The Circus, And Sedition Of Constantinople.—III. Trade And Manufacture Of Silk.—IV.