History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1

by Edward Gibbon

[ Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part III. ]

[ Chapter II: The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines. Part IV. ]

[ Chapter III: The Constitution In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part I. ]

Of The Constitution Of The Roman Empire, In The Age Of The Antonines.

[ Chapter III: The Constitution In The Age Of The Antonines.—Part II. ]

[ Chapter IV: The Cruelty, Follies And Murder Of Commodus.—Part I. ]

The Cruelty, Follies, And Murder Of Commodus—Election Of Pertinax—His Attempts To Reform The State—His Assassination By The Prætorian Guards.

[ Chapter IV: The Cruelty, Follies And Murder Of Commodus.—Part II. ]

[ Chapter V: Sale Of The Empire To Didius Julianus.—Part I. ]

Public Sale Of The Empire To Didius Julianus By The Prætorian Guards—Clodius Albinus In Britain, Pescennius Niger In Syria, And Septimius Severus In Pannonia, Declare Against The Murderers Of Pertinax—Civil Wars And Victory Of Severus Over His Three Rivals—Relaxation Of Discipline—New Maxims Of Government.