On June 20 and July 11 & 18, we continue with Edward Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Chapters XXII through XXXV. (Abridged Version)
On June 20, we have Chapters XXII through XXVI, from Julian being declared emperor in Gaul (361) down to Theodosius' defeat of the Goths (382). As Bingley has pointed out: Chapters XXII through XXIV, the section on Julian, are mainly a summary of Ammianus, whom we read, through the Julian novel, quite recently, so some people might want to do some judicious skipping here.
In this online version, each chapter has a “Scope” outline, and I hope this will be of help to chat participants to pick their preferred points of discussion:
Chapter XXII (Rise of Julian)
Chapter XXIII (Religion of Julian)
Chapter XXIV (Death of Julian)
Chapter XXV (AD 363-375)
Chapter XXVI (The Barbarians)
I suggest that we skip at least chapters XXII and XXIV, and maybe XXIII also.
Bingley and I will continue to blog this chat segment and the two following ones. Please note the substitution of July 11 for July 4 because of Fourth of July Independence Day in the U.S.
