The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

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Scope Of Chapter XVII. A.D.

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• Design of a New Capital
• Situation of Byzantium
• Description of Constantinople
• The Bosphorus
• The Port of Constantinople
• The Propontis
• The Hellespont
• Advantages of Constantinople
• Foundation of the City
• Its Extent
• Progress of the Work
• Edifices
• Population
• Privileges
330 or 334
• Dedication
300-500
• Form of Government in the Roman Empire
• Hierarchy of the State
• Three Ranks of Honour
• Four Divisions of Office
  1. The Consuls
     • The Patricians
  2. The Praetorian Praefects
     • The Praefects of Rome and Constantinople
     • The Proconsuls, Vice-Praefects, etc.
     • The Governors of the Provinces
     • The Profession of the Law
  3. The Military Officers
     • Distinction of the Troops
     • Reduction of the Legions
     • Difficulty of Levies
     • Increase of Barbarian Auxiliaries
  4. Seven Ministers of the Palace
     1. The Chamberlain
     2. The Master of the Offices
     3. The Quaestor
     4. The Public Treasurer
     5. The Private Treasurer
     6. & 7. The Counts of the Domestics
• Agents, or Official Spies
• Use of Torture
• Finances
• The General Tribute, or Indiction
• Assessed in the Form of a Capitation
• Capitation on Trade and Industry
• Free Gifts
• Conclusion

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