Download The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume Two (A.D. 395 to A.D. 641) AudioBook Free
Volume Two starts with the accession of the Roman Emperor Valens in the year 364, an interval which heralded great actions of barbarian tribes from the north and east. The Huns move from the confines of Mongolia westward into European countries, driving the German tribes in terror before them, who subsequently move over the Rhine and Danube into Roman territory. The brands of Goths, Franks, Lombards and Vandals will become area of the daily vocabulary. Gibbon describes in matchless style the dramatic happenings as the Western Roman Empire disintegrates under the pressure of Germanic invasion and interior problem. The Roman Empire had turn into a bloated, bureaucratic headache of tyrannical rulers, cruel magistrates, and pitiless tax collectors even before the appearance of the Germans. Roman residents often welcomed the barbarians as a less odious grasp.
And as they consider Christianity for trust, even the new trust is riven by various factions. In the meantime, the Eastern Roman Empire is constantly on the prosper in the face of constant challenges from the Persians, who are finally repulsed by the Emperor Heraclius...only to witness in the year 630 the surge of a new menace: Islam. The Drop and Fall season of the Roman Empire will conclude in Size Three.
