|The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume 1 Chapter 1|
|Etext of Edward Gibbon's History of the Later Roman Empire and
Its Fall - The Extent of the Empire in the Age of the
Antoninies.| Chapter I: The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of
The Antoninies. Introduction -- The Extent And Military Force Of
The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines. Gibbon Ch. 1 - Parts I
II III Gibbon Ch. 2 - Parts I II III IV Gibbon Ch. 3 - Parts I
II Gibbon Ch. 4 - Parts I II Gibbon Ch. 5 - Parts I II Gibbon
Ch. 6 - Parts I II III IV Gibbon Ch. 7 - Parts I II Gibbon Ch. 8
- Parts I II Gibbon Ch. 9 - Parts I II III Gibbon Ch. 10 - Parts
I II III IV Gibbon Ch. 11 - Parts I II III Gibbon Ch. 12 - Parts
I II III Gibbon Ch. 13 - Parts I II III IV Gibbon Ch. 14 - Parts
I II III IV Gibbon Ch. 15 - Parts I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
In the second century of the Christian Aera, the empire of Rome
comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most
civilized portion of mankind. The frontiers of that extensive
monarchy were guarded