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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volume 1

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volume 1

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Series: Penguin Classics

Ancient RomeGeneral World HistoryHistoriography

Publisher Price: $28.00

ISBN10: 0140433937
ISBN13: 9780140433937
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: Aug 1 1996
Pages: 1232
Weight: 1.80
Height: 2.40 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
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 its disastrous collapse. Here, in volumes one and two, Gibbon charts the vast extent and constitution of the Empire from the reign of Augustus to 395 ad. And in a controversial critique, he examines the early Church, with fascinating accounts of the first Christian and last pagan emperors, Constantine and Julian.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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