The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - ISBN: 9780140433944
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Rome crumbles, barbarians rise: an empire’s thirteen-century epic downfall.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volume 2

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  • Paperback

    1024 pages

  • Release Date

    7 March 1996

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Summary

This definitive three-volume Penguin Classics edition provides a complete and unmodernized text, presenting the History as it appeared to its early readers.

Edward Gibbon’s six-volume History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate of one of the world’s greatest civilizations over thirteen centuries – its rulers, wars, and society, and the events that led to it…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780140433944
ISBN-10:0140433945
Author:Edward Gibbon, David Womersley
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:1024
Edition:2nd
Release Date:7 March 1996
Weight:709g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 45mm
Series:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
About The Author

Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), English historian. It was on a visit to Rome that he conceived the idea of his magnificent and panoramic history The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (6 vol., 1776-88) which won immediate acclaim, despite some harsh criticism. Gibbon himself was assured of the greatness of his work, which is, indeed, one of the most-read historical works of modern times.

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