The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Volume 3

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Volume 3 *** Edward Gibbon, Esq. With notes by the Rev. H. H. Milman 1782 (Written), 1845 (Revised) epubBooks.com Strictly Not for Commercial Use. This EPUB eBook is released under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND/3.0) Licence. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) Source text and images taken from the Public Domain. This eBook is provided for free by www.epubbooks.com Support epubBooks and make a donation by visiting: www.epubbooks.com/donations. Chapter XXVII: Civil Wars, Reign Of Theodosius. Part I. Death Of Gratian.—Ruin Of Arianism.—St. Ambrose.— First Civil War, Against Maximus.—Character, Administration, And Penance Of Theodosius.—Death Of Valentinian II.—Second Civil War, Against Eugenius.— Death Of Theodosius. The fame of Gratian, before he had accomplished the twentieth year of his age, was equal to that of the most celebrated princes. His gentle and amiable disposition endeared him to his private friends, the graceful affability of his manners engaged the affection of the people: the men of letters, who enjoyed the liberality, acknowledged the tas......