The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is the undisputed masterpiece of English historical writing which can only perish with the language itself. Its length alone is a measure of its monumental quality: seventy-one chapters, of which twenty-eight appear in full in this edition. With style, learning and wit, Gibbon takes the reader through the history of Europe from the second century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 - an enthralling account by 'the greatest of the historians of the Enlightenment'. This edition includes Gibbon's footnotes and quotations, here translated for the first time, together with brief explanatory comments, a precis of the chapters not included, 16 maps, a glossary, and a list of emperors.
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ISBN 13 9781853264993
ISBN 10 1853264997
Title The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Author Edward Gibbon
Series Classics Of World Literature
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Year published 1998-09-05
Number of pages 1088
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