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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volumes 1 to 6 (Everyman's Library) (original 1781; edition 2010)

by Edward Gibbon (Author), Hugh Trevor-Roper (Introduction)

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Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only historian to tackle the subject. Most of his ideas are directly taken from what few relevant records were available: those of the Roman moralists of the 4th and 5th centuries.… (more)
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Title:The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volumes 1 to 6 (Everyman's Library)
Authors:Edward Gibbon (Author)
Other authors:Hugh Trevor-Roper (Introduction)
Info:Everyman's Library (2010), Edition: Reprint, 3980 pages
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 3 {unabridged - Everyman 6v.} by Edward Gibbon (1781)

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Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only historian to tackle the subject. Most of his ideas are directly taken from what few relevant records were available: those of the Roman moralists of the 4th and 5th centuries.

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