"History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne" in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by the Irish historian William Edward Hartpole Lecky. The book features the changes that have taken place in the moral standard and in the moral type in Europe from the ancient Rome to the early Middle Ages. By the first, the author understands the degrees in which, in different ages, recognized virtues have been enjoined and practiced, and, by the second, the relative importance that in different ages has been attached to different virtues. This carefully crafted e-artnow ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Volume 1:
The Natural History of Morals
The Pagan Empire
The Conversion of Rome
Volume 2:
From Constantine to Charlemagne
The Position of Women

William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1838-1903) was an Irish historian, essayist, and political theorist with Whig proclivities. His major work was an eight-volume History of England during the Eighteenth Century.