The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire {unabridged - Womersley 3v.}
by Edward Gibbon
The Decline and Fall - Womersley (Collections and Selections — set)
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A history of the Roman and Byzantine Empires, covering a period of thirteen centuries from the age of the Antonines to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks. -- Dust jacket.Tags
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- Canonical title
- The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire {unabridged - Womersley 3v.}
- Original publication date
- 1776, vol. 1; 1781, vols. 2 & 3; 1788, vols. 4, 5 & 6; 1994, ed. David Womersley
- Important places
- Roman Empire; Byzantine Empire
- Publisher's editor
- David Womersley
- Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- This is the most complete and up-to-date edition of the original text. Please do not combine with other editions.
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- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
- DDC/MDS
- 937.06 — History & geography History of ancient world (to ca. 499) Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Empire 31 B.C.-476 A.D.
- LCC
- DG311 .G5 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania City History of Italy Ancient Italy. Rome to 476 History By period Empire, 27 B.C. - 476 A.D. 284-476. Decline and fall
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