The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Part 1)

Edward Gibbon

⏱ 9 minHistory

Part 1 of 3. Rome at its zenith under the Antonines — the happiest age of mankind — already carries a slow and secret poison; from the philosopher's throne the empire falls to Commodus, and is auctioned by its own guards to the highest bidder.

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