In the second volume of his monumental work, “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”, Edward Gibbon plunges into the complexities of the Antonine age, an epoch marked by both philosophical enlightenment and geopolitical challenges. This essay seeks to unravel Gibbon’s meticulous treatment of this era, examining his insights into the philosophical currents, the … Continue reading Gibbon’s Volume II of “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”: The Antonine Era, Frontiers, and Christianity’s Ascendancy