https://analectastoa.com/authors/gibbon/ Recent content in Gibbon on Analecta Stoa Hugo en-us Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://analectastoa.com/posts/gibbon/gibbon-decline-and-fall-postcript/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://analectastoa.com/posts/gibbon/gibbon-decline-and-fall-postcript/ Edward Gibbon’s celebrated postscript to Chapter XXXVIII where he synthesizes the primary causes of Rome’s decay and reflects on the future of European civilization. https://analectastoa.com/posts/gibbon/gibbon-decline-and-fall-16/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://analectastoa.com/posts/gibbon/gibbon-decline-and-fall-16/ Chapter XVI of Edward Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire examines the conduct of the Roman government toward the Christians from the reign of Nero to that of Constantine. https://analectastoa.com/posts/gibbon/gibbon-decline-and-fall-15/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://analectastoa.com/posts/gibbon/gibbon-decline-and-fall-15/ Chapter XV of Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire examines the progress of the Christian religion and the sentiments, manners, numbers, and condition of the primitive Christians.