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Gibbon, Part 15: The Fall of Constantinople and the End of the Roman Empire

August 9, 2016 dga471 Leave a comment

We have finally arrived at the last stage of the history of the Roman Empire: the ultimate fall of the…

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Gibbon, Part 14: The Last Centuries of the Roman Empire

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As we saw in the previous post, the events of the Fourth Crusade could have completely annihilated the Byzantine empire,…

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Gibbon, Part 13: The Crusades and the Division of the Byzantine Empire

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At the end of the 10th century, when Pope Urban launched the first Crusade (1095), the Byzantine Empire had stood firm…

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Gibbon, Part 12: The Other Nations

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

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Gibbon, Part 11: The Byzantine Empire for the Next 600 Years

July 10, 2016 dga471 1 Comment

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

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Gibbon, Part 10: Justinian’s Successors and Heraclius’ Victory

July 9, 2016 dga471 1 Comment

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

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Gibbon, Part 9: Justinian’s Wars in the East and Consolidation of the West

July 1, 2016 dga471 2 Comments

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

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Gibbon, Part 8: Justinian’s Reign and Belisarius’ Western Expeditions

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Compared to the pitiful decline of the Western Empire in the preceding decades, the reign of Justinian was a resurgence.…

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Gibbon, Part 7: Theodoric and the Rise of Justinian

June 25, 2016 dga471 Leave a comment

The Rise of Theodoric The Western Roman Empire ended officially with the deposition of Augustulus by Odoacer in 476, but it…

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Gibbon, Part 6: The Rise of the Franks, and Assessing the Decline of the West

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The Establishment of the Frankish Kingdom Clovis was the illegitimate son of Childeric and the queen of the Thuringians. After…

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