title: The Antonines: The Roman Empire in Transition
author:  Michael Grant 
description: <strong>`The author writes brilliantly, clearly and with fascinating detail. Most exciting of all is the way that he ties the concerns of ancient history, especially here the maintenance of Empires (be they Soviet or Roman) into the concerns of our own time.'</strong> - <em>Oxbow Books</em>
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  History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Vol. 1
  
  
    
    
  Preface by the Editor  
    
  Chapter I: The Extend Of The Empire In The Age Of The Anoninies.  
    
  Part I  
    
  Part II  
    
  Part III  
    
  Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.  
    
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  Chapter III: The Constitution In The Age Of The Antonines.  
    
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  Chapter IV: The Cruelty, Follies And Murder Of Commodus.  
    
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