A History of the Later Roman Empire
From Arcadius to Irene (395 A.D. to 800 A.D)

Table of Contents

Book I. Introduction:
1. Christianity and paganism
2. Influence of Christianity on society
3. Elements of disintegration in the Roman empire
4. The administration of the empire
5. Constantinople
Book II. The House of Theodosius:
1. Rufinus and Eutropius
2. The Germans in the East
3. John Chrysostom
4. Stilicho and Alaric
5. Theodosius II and Marcian
6. Beginnings of the dismemberment of the empire
7. Invasions of the Huns
8. The patrician Aetius
9. The church in the fifth century
10. Life and manners in the fifth century
11. A glimpse of Hun life
Book III. The House of Leo the Great:
1. Leo I
2. Ricimer the Patrician
3. Zeno
4. The Ostrogoths in Illyricum and Thrace
5. Odovacar the Patrician and Theodoric the Patrician
6. Anastasius I
7. The Persian war
8. Greek literature of the fifth century
Book IV, Part I. The House of Justin:
1. The reign of Justin I and the earlier years of Justinian's reign
2. Justinian and Theodora
3. The legal works of Justinian
4. First Persian war (528–532 AD)
5. The reconquest of Africa and Italy
6. The great plague
7. The final conquest of Italy and the conquest of south-eastern Spain
8 Second Persian war (540–545 AD)
9. The Lazic war (549–556 AD)
10 The later years of Justinian's reign.

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