Today's installment concludes Roman Empire's Society and Economy,our selection from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by

Agriculture is the foundation of manufactures since the productions of nature are the materials of art.Continuing Roman Empire's Society and

The public roads were accurately divided by milestones and ran in a direct line from one city to another, with very little respect for the obstacles

The solitudes of Asia and Africa were once covered with flourishing cities, whose populousness, and even whose existence, was derived from such

The opulent senators of Rome and the provinces esteemed it an honor, and almost an obligation, to adorn the splendor of their age and

The proportion of slaves, who were valued as property, was more considerable than that of servants, who can be computed only as an

The long reign of the Macedonian kings had introduced a silent revolution into Syria and Egypt.Continuing Roman Empire's Society and Economy,our

A nation of Romans was gradually formed in the provinces, by the double expedient of introducing colonies, and of admitting the most faithful and

The form of superstition, which had received the sanction of time and experience, was the best adapted to the climate, and to its