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Volume The Third of Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire covers much the same time span as Volume 1 of Bury's  History of the Later Roman Empire. The following tables show what sections in Bury's work correspond to Gibbon's chapters.

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XXVIII Final Destruction of Paganism – Introduction of the Worship of Saints, and Relics, among the Christians

11.3 Persecution of Paganism
XXIX Final Division of the Roman Empire between the Sons of Theodosius – Reign of Arcadius and Honorius – Administration of Rufinus and Stilicho – Revolt and Defeat of Gildo in Africa 5.1 Stilicho and Rufinus (AD 395)
5.2. Stilicho and Eutropius (AD 396-397)
5.3 The Rebellion of Gildo (AD 397-398)
XXX Revolt of the Goths – They plunder Greece. Two great Invasions of Italy by Alaric and Radagaisus – They are repulsed by Stilicho – The Germans over-run Gaul – Usurpation of Constantine in the West – Disgrace and Death of Stilicho 5.2 Stilicho and Eutropius (AD 396-397)
5.6 Alaric's First Invasion of Italy (AD 401-403)
5.7 Last Years and Fall of Stilicho (AD 405-408)
XXXI Invasion of Italy by Alaric – Manners of the Roman Senate and People – Rome is thrice besieged, and at length pillaged by the Goths – Death of Alaric – The Goths evacuate Italy – Fall of Constantine – Gaul and Spain are occupied by the Barbarians – Independence of Britain 6.1 Alaric's Second Invasion of Italy, The Three Sieges of Rome (AD 408-410)
6.2 The German Invasion of Gaul and Spain, and the Tyranny of Constantine III (AD 406-411)
6.3 The Tyranny of Jovinus and the Reign of Athaulf in Gaul (AD 412-415) (note Bury's Athaulf  = Gibbon's Adolphus)
6.4 Settlement of the Visigoths in Gaul, and of the Vandals and Sueves in Spain (AD 415-423)
XXXII Arcadius Emperor of the East – Administration and Disgrace of Eutropius – Revolt of Gainas – Persecution of St. John Chrysostom – Theodosius II, Emperor of the East – His Sister Pulcheria – His Wife Eudocia – The Persian War, and Division of Armenia 5.4 The Fall of Eutropius and the German Danger in the East (AD 398-400)
5.5 John Chrysostom
7.1 The Regency of Anthemius (AD 408-414)
7.2 Regency of the Empress Pulcheria (AD 414-416)
7.4 The Empress Eudocia
XXXIII Death of Honorius – Valentinian III, Emperor of the West – Administration of his Mother Placidia – Aetius and Boniface – Conquest of Africa by the Vandals 7.3 The Usurpation of John at Ravenna, and Elevation of Valentinian III (AD 423-425)
8.1 Regency of the Empress Placidia. The Defence of Gaul (AD 425-430)
8.2 Invasion of Africa by the Vandals (AD 429-435)
8.4 Settlement of the Vandals in Africa (AD 435-442)
XXXIV The Character, Conquests, and Court of Attila, King of the Huns – Death of Theodosius the Younger – Elevation of Marcian to the Empire of the East 7.6 The Reign of Marcian (AD 450-457)
9.2 The Hun Invasions of the Balkan Peninsula (AD 441-448)
9.3 The Empire and Court of Attila
XXXV Invasion of Gaul by Attila – He is repulsed by Aetius and the Visigoths – Attila invades and evacuates Italy – The Deaths of Attila, Aetius, and Valentinian the Third 9.4 Attila's Invasions of Gaul and Italy, and the Fall of the Hun Empire (AD 450-454)
9.5 Deaths of Aetius (454) and Valentinian III (455)
XXXVI Sack of Rome by Genseric, King of the Vandals – His naval Depredations – Succession of the last Emperors of the West, Maximus, Avitus, Majorian, Severus, Anthemius, Olybrius, Glycerius, Nepos, Augustulus – Total Extinction of the Western Empire – Reign of Odoacer, the first Barbarian King of Italy Chapter 10 LEO I AND RICIMER'S RULE IN ITALY
12.4 The Rise of Odovacar and his Rule in Italy (AD 473-489)
XXXVII Origin, Progress, and Effects of the monastic Life – Conversion of the Barbarians to Christianity and Arianism – Persecution of the Vandals in Africa – Extinction of Arianism among the Barbarians 11.5 Monasticism
XXXVIII Reign and Conversion of Clovis – His Victories over the Alemanni, Burgundians, and Visigoths – Establishment of the French Monarchy in Gaul – Laws of the Barbarians – State of the Romans – The Visigoths of Spain – Conquest of Britain by the Saxons 10.5 Extension of German Rule in Gaul and Spain
General Observations on the Fall of the Roman Empire in the West 9.7 Modern Views on the Collapse of the Empire
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