Scope Of Chapter 71
Fall In The East — from 'The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire' by Edward Gibbon

ADEvent
1430View and Discourse of Poggius from the Capitoline Hill, His Description of the Ruins; Gradual Decay of Rome
Four Causes of Destruction
I. The Injuries of Nature— Hurricanes and Earthquakes Fires and Inundations
II.The Hostile Attacks of the Barbarians and Christians
III.The Use and Abuse of the Materials
IV.The Domestic Quarrels of the Romans
  The Coliseum or Amphitheatre of Titus; Games of Rome
1332 A Bull-feast in the Coliseum; Injuries; and Consecration of the Coliseum; Ignorance and Barbarism of the Romans
1420Restoration and Ornaments of the City; Conclusion
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