Conquests Of Justinian In The West.--Character And First Campaigns Of Belisarius--He Invades And Subdues The Vandal Kingdom Of Africa--His Triumph.--The Gothic War.--He Recovers Sicily, Naples, And Rome.--Siege Of Rome By The Goths.--Their Retreat And Losses.--Surrender Of Ravenna.-- Glory Of Belisarius.--His Domestic Shame And Misfortunes.
Chapter XLII: State Of The Barbaric World.--Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV.
State Of The Barbaric World.--Establishment Of The Lombards On the Danube.--Tribes And Inroads Of The Sclavonians.-- Origin, Empire, And Emba.s.sies Of The Turks.--The Flight Of The Avars.--Chosroes I, Or Nushirvan, King Of Persia.--His Prosperous Reign And Wars With The Romans.--The Colchian Or Lazic War.--The Aethiopians.
Chapter XLIII: Last Victory And Death Of Belisarius, Death Of Justinian.--Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV.
Rebellions Of Africa.--Restoration Of The Gothic Kingdom By Totila.--Loss And Recovery Of Rome.--Final Conquest Of Italy By Na.r.s.es.--Extinction Of The Ostrogoths.--Defeat Of The Franks And Alemanni.--Last Victory, Disgrace, And Death Of Belisarius.--Death And Character Of Justinian.--Comet, Earthquakes, And Plague.
Chapter XLIV: Idea Of The Roman Jurisprudence.--Part I. Part II.
Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VI. Part VII. Part VIII.
Idea Of The Roman Jurisprudence.--The Laws Of The Kings--The Twelve Of The Decemvirs.--The Laws Of The People.--The Decrees Of The Senate.--The Edicts Of The Magistrates And Emperors--Authority Of The Civilians.--Code, Pandects, Novels, And Inst.i.tutes Of Justinian:--I. Rights Of Persons.--II. Rights Of Things.--III. Private Injuries And Actions.--IV. Crimes And Punishments.
Chapter XLV: State Of Italy Under The Lombards.--Part I. Part II.
Part III.
Reign Of The Younger Justin.--Emba.s.sy Of The Avars.--Their Settlement On The Danube.--Conquest Of Italy By The Lombards.--Adoption And Reign Of Tiberius.--Of Maurice.-- State Of Italy Under The Lombards And The Exarchs.--Of Ravenna.--Distress Of Rome.--Character And Pontificate Of Gregory The First.
Chapter XLVI: Troubles In Persia.--Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV.
Revolutions On Persia After The Death Of Chosroes On Nushirvan.--His Son Hormouz, A Tyrant, Is Deposed.-- Usurpation Of Baharam.--Flight And Restoration Of Chosroes II.--His Grat.i.tude To The Romans.--The Chagan Of The Avars.- -Revolt Of The Army Against Maurice.--His Death.--Tyranny Of Phocas.--Elevation Of Heraclius.--The Persian War.--Chosroes Subdues Syria, Egypt, And Asia Minor.--Siege Of Constantinople By The Persians And Avars.--Persian Expeditions.--Victories And Triumph Of Heraclius.
Chapter XLVII: Ecclesiastical Discord.--Part I. Part II. Part III.
Part IV. Part V. Part VI.
Theological History Of The Doctrine Of The Incarnation.--The Human And Divine Nature Of Christ.--Enmity Of The Patriarchs Of Alexandria And Constantinople.--St. Cyril And Nestorius.
--Third General Council Of Ephesus.--Heresy Of Eutyches.-- Fourth General Council Of Chalcedon.--Civil And Ecclesiastical Discord.--Intolerance Of Justinian.--The Three Chapters.--The Monothelite Controversy.--State Of The Oriental Sects:--I. The Nestorians.--II. The Jacobites.-- III. The Maronites.--IV. The Armenians.--V. The Copts And Abyssinians.
Chapter XLVIII: Succession And Characters Of The Greek Emperors.--Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V.
Plan Of The Two Last Volumes.--Succession And Characters Of The Greek Emperors Of Constantinople, From The Time Of Heraclius To The Latin Conquest.
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Chapter XLIX: Conquest Of Italy By The Franks.--Part I. Part II.
Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VI.
Introduction, Worship, And Persecution Of Images.--Revolt Of Italy And Rome.--Temporal Dominion Of The Popes.--Conquest Of Italy By The Franks.--Establishment Of Images.--Character And Coronation Of Charlemagne.--Restoration And Decay Of The Roman Empire In The West.--Independence Of Italy.-- Const.i.tution Of The Germanic Body.
Chapter L: Description Of Arabia And Its Inhabitants.--Part I.
Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VI. Part VII. Part VIII.
Description Of Arabia And Its Inhabitants.--Birth, Character, And Doctrine Of Mahomet.--He Preaches At Mecca.-- Flies To Medina.--Propagates His Religion By The Sword.-- Voluntary Or Reluctant Submission Of The Arabs.--His Death And Successors.--The Claims And Fortunes Of All And His Descendants.
Chapter LI: Conquests By The Arabs.--Part I. Part II. Part III.
Part IV. Part V. Part VI. Part VII.
The Conquest Of Persia, Syria, Egypt, Africa, And Spain, By The Arabs Or Saracens.--Empire Of The Caliphs, Or Successors Of Mahomet.--State Of The Christians, &c., Under Their Government.
Chapter LII: More Conquests By The Arabs.--Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V.
The Two Sieges Of Constantinople By The Arabs.--Their Invasion Of France, And Defeat By Charles Martel.--Civil War Of The Ommiades And Abba.s.sides.--Learning Of The Arabs.-- Luxury Of The Caliphs.--Naval Enterprises On Crete, Sicily, And Rome.--Decay And Division Of The Empire Of The Caliphs.
--Defeats And Victories Of The Greek Emperors.
Chapter LIII: Fate Of The Eastern Empire.--Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV.
Fate Of The Eastern Empire In The Tenth Century.--Extent And Division.--Wealth And Revenue.--Palace Of Constantinople.-- t.i.tles And Offices.--Pride And Power Of The Emperors.-- Tactics Of The Greeks, Arabs, And Franks.--Loss Of The Latin Tongue.--Studies And Solitude Of The Greeks.
Chapter LIV: Origin And Doctrine Of The Paulicians.--Part I. Part II.
Origin And Doctrine Of The Paulicians.--Their Persecution By The Greek Emperors.--Revolt In Armenia &c.--Transplantation Into Thrace.--Propagation In The West.--The Seeds, Character, And Consequences Of The Reformation.
Chapter LV: The Bulgarians, The Hungarians And The Russians.--Part I. Part II. Part III.
The Bulgarians.--Origin, Migrations, And Settlement Of The Hungarians.--Their Inroads In The East And West.--The Monarchy Of Russia.--Geography And Trade.--Wars Of The Russians Against The Greek Empire.--Conversion Of The Barbarians.
Chapter LVI: The Saracens, The Franks And The Normans.--Part I.
Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V.
The Saracens, Franks, And Greeks, In Italy.--First Adventures And Settlement Of The Normans.--Character And Conquest Of Robert Guiscard, Duke Of Apulia--Deliverance Of Sicily By His Brother Roger.--Victories Of Robert Over The Emperors Of The East And West.--Roger, King Of Sicily, Invades Africa And Greece.--The Emperor Manuel Comnenus.-- Wars Of The Greeks And Normans.--Extinction Of The Normans.
Chapter LVII: The Turks.--Part I. Part II. Part III.
The Turks Of The House Of Seljuk.--Their Revolt Against Mahmud Conqueror Of Hindostan.--Togrul Subdues Persia, And Protects The Caliphs.--Defeat And Captivity Of The Emperor Roma.n.u.s Diogenes By Alp Arslan.--Power And Magnificence Of Malek Shah.--Conquest Of Asia Minor And Syria.--State And Oppression Of Jerusalem.--Pilgrimages To The Holy Sepulchre.
Chapter LVIII: The First Crusade.--Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V.
Origin And Numbers Of The First Crusade.--Characters Of The Latin Princes.--Their March To Constantinople.--Policy Of The Greek Emperor Alexius.--Conquest Of Nice, Antioch, And Jerusalem, By The Franks.--Deliverance Of The Holy Sepulchre.-- G.o.dfrey Of Bouillon, First King Of Jerusalem.-- Inst.i.tutions Of The French Or Latin Kingdom.
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Chapter LIX: The Crusades.--Part I. Part II. Part III.
Preservation Of The Greek Empire.--Numbers, Pa.s.sage, And Event, Of The Second And Third Crusades.--St. Bernard.-- Reign Of Saladin In Egypt And Syria.--His Conquest Of Jerusalem.--Naval Crusades.--Richard The First Of England.-- Pope Innocent The Third; And The Fourth And Fifth Crusades.- -The Emperor Frederic The Second.--Louis The Ninth Of France; And The Two Last Crusades.--Expulsion Of The Latins Or Franks By The Mamelukes.
Chapter LX: The Fourth Crusade.--Part I. Part II. Part III.
Schism Of The Greeks And Latins.--State Of Constantinople.-- Revolt Of The Bulgarians.--Isaac Angelus Dethroned By His Brother Alexius.--Origin Of The Fourth Crusade.--Alliance Of The French And Venetians With The Son Of Isaac.--Their Naval Expedition To Constantinople.--The Two Sieges And Final Conquest Of The City By The Latins.
Chapter LXI: Part.i.tion Of The Empire By The French And Venetians.--Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV.
Part.i.tion Of The Empire By The French And Venetians,--Five Latin Emperors Of The Houses Of Flanders And Courtenay.-- Their Wars Against The Bulgarians And Greeks.--Weakness And Poverty Of The Latin Empire.--Recovery Of Constantinople By The Greeks.--General Consequences Of The Crusades.
Chapter LXII: Greek Emperors Of Nice And Constantinople.--Part I.