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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (sometimes shortened to Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) is a book of history written by the English historian Edward Gibbon, which traces the trajectory of Western civilization (as well as the Islamic and Mongolian conquests) from the height of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium. It was published in six volumes. Volume I was published in 1776 and went through six printings. Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, and VI in 1788?89. The original volumes were published in quarto sections, a common publishing practice of the time. The work covers the history of the Roman Empire, Europe, and the Catholic Church from 98 to 1590 and discusses the decline of the Roman Empire in the East and West. Because of its relative objectivity and heavy use of primary sources, unusual at the time, its methodology became a model for later historians. This led to Gibbon being called the first "modern historian of ancient Rome". (from wikipedia.org)

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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
By Edward Gibbon; with notes by the Rev. H. H. Milman. The text of this work is in the "Public Domain" in Australia. Table of Contents. 1. The Extent and Military Force of the Empire in the Age of the Antonines. ...
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Author: Edward Gibbon. Editor: John Bagnell Bury. Introduction: William Edward Hartpole Lecky. A 12 volume set of Gibbon’s magisterial history of the end of the Roman Empire, one of the greatest works of history written during the Enlightenment.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1 of 6
By Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794; Henry Hart Milman, 1791-1868. Topics: Roman Empire; Byzantine Empire; History. Publisher Philadelphia : Nottingham Society. Book Contributor: University of Connecticut Libraries. Chapter I-XIII.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2 of 6
By Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794; Henry Hart Milman, 1791-1868. Topics: Roman Empire; Byzantine Empire; History. Publisher Philadelphia : Nottingham Society. Book Contributor: University of Connecticut Libraries. Chapter XIV-XXIV.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 3 of 6
By Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794; Henry Hart Milman, 1791-1868. Topics: Roman Empire; Byzantine Empire; History. Publisher Philadelphia : Nottingham Society. Book Contributor: University of Connecticut Libraries. Chapter XXV-XXXVII.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 4 of 6
By Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794; Henry Hart Milman, 1791-1868. Topics: Roman Empire; Byzantine Empire; History. Publisher Philadelphia : Nottingham Society. Book Contributor: University of Connecticut Libraries. Chapter XXXVIII-XLVII.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 5 of 6
By Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794; Henry Hart Milman, 1791-1868. Topics: Roman Empire; Byzantine Empire; History. Publisher Philadelphia : Nottingham Society. Book Contributor: University of Connecticut Libraries. Chapter XLVIII-LVII.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 6 of 6
By Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794; Henry Hart Milman, 1791-1868. Topics: Roman Empire; Byzantine Empire; History. Publisher Philadelphia : Nottingham Society. Book Contributor: University of Connecticut Libraries. Chapter LVIII-LXXI.

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