History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 1 - Chapter II Part 3

In which the internal prosperity of the Roman Empire under the Antonines is vividly portrayed through the harmony of its vast and diverse provinces, the civic virtue embodied in public works, and the generous contributions of private individuals such as Herodes Atticus, whose magnificence adorned cities across Greece and Asia. This episode further contemplates the splendour of Roman architecture and the flourishing conditions of myriad cities throughout Italy, Gaul, Spain, Africa, and the East, thereby illustrating the measured and enlightened governance that fostered a peopled and cultured commonwealth.