LoginThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Modern Library Classics)
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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 comparable to a novel. Casual readers now have access to the full sweep of Gibbon’s narrative, while instructors and students have a volume that
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Manufacturer: Modern Library
Release date: 12 August 2003
ISBN-10 : 0375758119 | ISBN-13: 9780375758119
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Release date: 12 August 2003
ISBN-10 : 0375758119 | ISBN-13: 9780375758119
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