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THE HISTORY

OF THE

DECLINE AND FALL OF THE

ROMAN EMPIRE

BY

EDWARD GIBBON

EDITED IN SEVEN VOLUMES

WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES, APPENDICES, AND INDEX

BY

J. B. BURY, M.A.

HON, LITT.D. OF DURHAM

FELLOW AND TUTOR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN

PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY IN DUBLIN UNIVERSITY

VOL. II.

METHUEN & CO.

36 ESSEX STREET, W.C.

LONDON

1896