GIBBON, E.: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (The), Part I (Abridged)

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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (more info)
Composed by: Edward Gibbon
Neville Jason, reader
Philip Madoc, reader
Produced by: Soames, Nicolas


1.   The Most Civilised Portion Of Mankind - 12:39
2.   The Terror Of The Roman Arms - The Preservation Of Peace By A Constant Preparation For War - 9:33
3. Every Useful Intrument Of War - 5:49
4.   An Empire United By Laws And Adorned By Arts - 8:31
5.   The Roman Language - An Influence Over National Manners - 3:42
6.   The Most Numerous Society Under The Same System Of Government - 7:23
7.   The Fate Of The Roman World Depended On The Will Of Augustus - 9:53
8.   A Succession Of Monsters With Uparalleled Vices - 2:40
9.   The Rule Of The Two Antonines - The Only Period Of History In Which The Happiness Of A Great People - 1:04
10.   Commodus - Revelling In The Licence Of Sovereign Power - 14:34
11.   Pertinax Accedes To Power - 3:22

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (more info)
Composed by: Edward Gibbon
Neville Jason, reader
Philip Madoc, reader
Produced by: Soames, Nicolas


1.   The Praetorian Guards And The Bribe Of Didius Julianus - 8:27
2.   Septimus Severus - A Pernicious Indulgence - 2:20
3. The Two Sons Of Severus - Caracalla And Geta - 6:11
4.   Caracalla Becomes Sole Emperor - 6:02
5.   Antoninus Becomes Elagabalus, Supreme Emperor And Pontiff - And Licentious Despot - 4:54
6.   The Reign Of Alexander - An Auspicious Calm Of Thirteen Years - 9:00
7.   The Rise Of Maximin, Dark And Sanguinary - 8:00
8.   Confusion Of Power Between Maximus, Balbinus And Gordianus - 7:57
9.   Philip - A Period Of Games - 4:32
10.   Decius And The Appearance Of The Goths - 6:02
11.   Hostilianus And Gallus - 3:02
12. Aemilianus, Valerian And Gallienus - An Empire Oppressed - 9:05
13. Claudius - The First Of The Restorers Of The Roman World - 3:35

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (more info)
Composed by: Edward Gibbon
Neville Jason, reader
Philip Madoc, reader
Produced by: Soames, Nicolas


1.   Aurelian - Four Years Of Memorable Achievement - 11:45
2.   Zenobia Fights Back - The Fate Of The East Is Decided - 10:50
3. The Death Of Aurelian And The Accession Of Tacitus - 6:01
4.   Probus And The Deliverance Of Gaul And 70 German Cities - 7:47
5.   Carus, Numerian And Carinus - Soft, Cruel, Devoted To Pleasure Yet Destitute Of Taste - 3:31
6.   The Illustrious Reign Of Diocletian And Maximian - 7:46
7.   The End Of Rome As The Capital Of The Empire - 8:35
8.   The Abdication Of Diocletian - 3:12
9.   Two New Augusti - Constantius And Galerius - 5:29
10.   The Elevation Of Constantine And A Time Of Confusion - 7:58
11.   The Final Battle Between Constantine And Maxentius - 6:22

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (more info)
Composed by: Edward Gibbon
Neville Jason, reader
Philip Madoc, reader
Produced by: Soames, Nicolas


1.   Constantine Overwhelms Licinius, A Victory Which Leads To The Foundation Of Constantinople - 5:13
2.   A Candid But Rational Inquiry Into The Progress And Establishment Of Christianity Under The Roman Em - 19:36
3. A Dark And Unjust Record Righted - 2:59
4.   Nero - Mistakenly Judged One Of History's Most Vilified Figures - 11:07
5.   Protection For The Christians - 13:00
6.   Diocletian Introduces Systematic Repression - 4:22
7.   Gibbon's Conclusions On The Roman Persecution Of The Christians - 10:23
8.   Constantine - A New Capital But A Fatal Flaw In Defence - 11:41

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (more info)
Composed by: Edward Gibbon
Neville Jason, reader
Philip Madoc, reader
Produced by: Soames, Nicolas


1.   The Petty Abuse Of Power And Local Tyrannies - 6:21
2.   Asiatic Pomp And A Gradual Decline - 3:55
3. Constantius, Gallus And The Eunuchs - 8:20
4.   Julian, A Caesar Of Very Different Ilk - 9:12
5.   The Establishment Of Christianity - 9:37
6.   The Rise In Popularity Of Julian - 12:36
7.   The Road To Civil War - 5:25
8.   Julian Assumes Supreme Power - 13:35
9.   The Apostasy Of Julian - 4:32
10.   The Death Of Julian - 5:17

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (more info)
Composed by: Edward Gibbon
Neville Jason, reader
Philip Madoc, reader
Produced by: Soames, Nicolas


1.   Jovian - A Brief Reign - 4:50
2.   Valentinian, Emperor Of The West And Valens, Emperor Of The East - 7:10
3. Gratian, Emperor Of The West - 1:36
4.   The Humbling Of The Empire - 1:48
5.   The Incursion Of The Visigoth Fritigern And The Death Of Valens At Hadrianople - 9:40
6.   Theodosius, Emperor Of The East, Aims For A Modus Vivendi With The Visigoths - 2:07
7.   Maximus Takes Rule Of The Western Empire But Unadvisedly Marches Against Theodosius - 1:35
8.   Arcadius And Honorius And Their Commander Stilicho - 2:47
9.   The Power Of The Visigoths Under Alaric - 10:09
10.   The Execution Of Stilicho Opens The Goths' Road To Rome - 5:04
11.   The Decadence Of The Empire In The Reign Of Honorius And The Siege Of Rome - 11:20
12. The Sound Of The Gothic Trumpet - 5:05
13. The End Of The Roman Empire In The West - 1:18
14. The Reign Of Odoacer, The First Barbarian King Of Italy - 7:02
15. General Observations On The Fall Of The Roman Empire In The West - 7:57

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