History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Vol-6

Volume VI of Edward Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" covers the period from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire. Gibbon describes the rise of the Byzantine Empire, which emerged as the successor to the Roman Empire in the East. He discusses the reigns of important Byzantine emperors such as Justinian and Heraclius, as well as the challenges they faced from external enemies such as ...