The Fall of the Roman Empire – Film and History

<p>List of Illustrations vii</p>
<p>Notes on Contributors ix</p>
<p>Editor′s Preface xii</p>
<p>1. A Critical Appreciation of The Fall of the Roman Empire 1<br />Martin M. Winkler</p>
<p>2. History, Ancient and Modern, in The Fall of the Roman Empire 51<br />Allen M. Ward</p>
<p>3. Marcus Aurelius: The Empire Over Himself 89<br />Diskin Clay</p>
<p>4. Was Commodus Really That Bad? 102<br />Eleonora Cavallini</p>
<p>5. East and West in The Fall of the Roman Empire 117<br />Jan Willem Drijvers</p>
<p>6. Empire Demolition 130<br />Anthony Mann</p>
<p>7. Excerpts from the American Souvenir Program of The Fall of the Roman Empire 136</p>
<p>1. A Prologue by Will Durant 137</p>
<p>2. The Roman Forum: In Ruins Today . . . and Re–Created 139</p>
<p>3. An Epilogue 143</p>
<p>8. Edward Gibbon and The Fall of the Roman Empire 145<br />Martin M. Winkler</p>
<p>9. Fact, Fiction, and the Feeling of History 174<br />Martin M. Winkler</p>
<p>10. Peace and Power in The Fall of the Roman Empire 225<br />Ward W. Briggs, Jr.</p>
<p>11. The Politics of The Fall of the Roman Empire 241<br />Peter W. Rose</p>
<p>12. Excerpts from Edward Gibbon 262</p>
<p>1. Marcus Aurelius and His Time 262</p>
<p>2. The Auction of the Empire 266</p>
<p>The Chief Ancient Sources on Marcus Aurelius 271</p>
<p>1. Cassius Dio 271</p>
<p>2. The Augustan History: Marcus Antoninus the Philosopher 282</p>
<p>3. Herodian 298</p>
<p>Chronology: The Roman Empire at the Time of Marcus Aurelius 302</p>
<p>Bibliography 305</p>
<p>Index 327</p>