THE HISTORY
OF THE
DECLINE AND FALL OF THE
ROMAN EMPIRE
BY
EDWARD GIBBON
EDITED IN SEVEN VOLUMES
WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES, APPENDICES, AND INDEX
BY
J. B. BURY, M.A.
HON. LITT.D. OF DURHAM
FELLOW AND TUTOR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN
PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY IN DUBLIN UNIVERSITY
VOL. IV.
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1898