This celebrated account of the decline of the ancient world describes the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the emergence of the new medieval European order.

A.H.M. Jones

Preface 1. The Sources 2. Background: The Principate 3. Diocletian 4. Constantine 5. The House of Constantine 6. The House of Valentinian 7. The House of Theodosius 8. The Revival of the East and the Fall of the West 9. Justinian 10. The Successors of Justinian 11. The Emperor and his Advisers 12. The Administration 13. Finance 14. Justice 15. The Civil Service 16. The Army 17. The Two Capitals 18. The Cities 19. The Church 20. The Aristocracy 21. The Middle and Lower Classes 22. Agriculture 23. Trade and Industry 24. Religion and Morals 25. Education, Culture and Art 26. Why Did the Western Empire Fall? Appendices List of Maps Index