The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire I

The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire In The West by Edward Gibbon

Scope Of Chapter I
The extent and military force of the Roman empire, in the age of the Antonines.
Introduction Moderation of Augustus Imitated by his Successors Conquest of Britain, the first Exception to it Conquest of Dacia, the second Exception to it Conquests of Trajan in the East Resigned by his successor Hadrian Contrast of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius Pacific System of Hadrian and the two Antonines Defensive Wars of Marcus Antoninus Military Establishment of the Roman Emperors: Discipline, Exercises, The Legions under the Emperors, Arms, Cavalry, Auxiliaries, Artillery, Encampment, March Number and Disposition of the Legions Navy Amount of the whole Establishment View of the Provinces of the Roman Empire Spain, Gaul, Britain, Italy, The Danube and Illyrian Frontier, Rhaetia, Noricum and Pannonia, Dalmatia, Maesia and Dacia, Thrace Macedonia and Greece , Asia Minor, Syria Phoenicia and Palestine, Egypt, Africa, The Mediterranean with its Islands General Idea of the Roman Empire

Scope Of Chapter I

The extent and military force of the Roman empire, in the age of the Antonines.

Introduction
Moderation of Augustus
Imitated by his Successors
Conquest of Britain, the first Exception to it
Conquest of Dacia, the second Exception to it
Conquests of Trajan in the East   Resigned by his successor Hadrian
Contrast of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius
Pacific System of Hadrian and the two Antonines
Defensive Wars of Marcus Antoninus
Military Establishment of the Roman Emperors:
     Discipline, Exercises, The Legions under the Emperors, Arms, Cavalry, Auxiliaries,     Artillery, Encampment, March
Number and Disposition of the Legions
Navy
Amount of the whole Establishment
View of the Provinces of the Roman Empire
     Spain, Gaul, Britain, Italy, The Danube and Illyrian Frontier, Rhaetia,
    Noricum and Pannonia, Dalmatia, Maesia and Dacia,
    Thrace Macedonia and Greece , Asia Minor, Syria Phoenicia and Palestine,
     Egypt, Africa, The Mediterranean with its Islands
General Idea of the Roman Empire