The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Abridged Edition
$44.44
- Paperback
1312 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2003
Summary
Edited, abridged, and with a critical Foreword by Hans-Friedrich Mueller Introduction by Daniel J. Boorstin Illustrations by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Edward Gibbon’s masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century A.D. to its collapse in the west in the fifth century and in the east in the fifteenth century, is widely considered the greatest work of history ever written. This abridgment retains the full scope of the original, but in a breadth comp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375758119 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375758119 |
| Author: | Edward Gibbon, Hans-Friedrich Mueller, Daniel J. Boorstin, Gian Battista Piranesi |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 1312 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2003 |
| Weight: | 737g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 50mm |
| Series: | The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“[Gibbon] stood on the summit of the Renaissance achievement and looked back over the waste of history to ancient Rome, as from one mountain top to another.”—Christopher Dawson
About The Author
Edward Gibbon
Hans-Friedrich Mueller is the William D. Williams Professor of Classics at Union College in Schenectady, New York, and the author of Roman Religion in Valerius Maximus.
Daniel J. Boorstin, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Librarian of Congress emeritus, is the author of many books, including The Creators and The Discoverers.
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