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
  
  ## Edward Gibbon, Esq.
  
  ## With notes by the Rev. H. H. Milman
  
  ### Volume 4, Complete Contents
  
  #### 1782 (Written), 1845 (Revised)
  
    
    
  
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  ## Contents
  
  > [Chapter XXXIX: Gothic Kingdom Of Italy.—Part
  > I.](text00000.html#filepos0000010806) [Part
  > II.](text00000.html#filepos0000057833) [Part
  > III.](text00000.html#filepos0000097734)
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  >  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.  
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  >  Chapter XL: Reign Of Justinian.—Part I. [Part
  > II.](text00000.html#filepos0000057833) [Part
  > III.](text00000.html#filepos0000097734) [Part
  > IV.](text00000.html#filepos0000283274) [Part
  > V.](text00000.html#filepos0000337322)
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  >  Elevation Of Justin 