Monthly Archives: July 2016

In the first 10 chapters of Volume III, Gibbon addresses the rise and progress of other nations across Europe, Asia,…

Heraclius reigned from 610 to 641. By this time, the Roman Empire was more aptly called (as it is by modern…

Justin II Justinian, who was childless, was succeeded by his favorite nephew Justin. Justin II began his reign with optimistic…

The Avars and the Persian War The Avars came from the people of the nation of the Ogors or Varchonites, originally living…