The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Vol Ii

Author: Edward Gibbon

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ISBN : 9780140433944
Publisher : Penguin Books, Limited
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Weight (g) : 0.658
Publication date : 01 February 1994
Dimensions : 197mm X 132mm X 42mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Edward Gibbon
Series : Penguin Classics
Bind : Paperback
Edition : 1707
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 937.06
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Library of Con LOCSH : 96165535
Pages : 1009
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Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" (the second and third volumes were originally published in 1781), is one of the most famous texts in the English language. David Womersley's annotated edition returns to manuscript and original sources.

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Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), English historian. It was on a visit to Rome that he conceived the idea of his magnificent and panoramic history The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (6 vol., 1776--88) which won immediate acclaim, despite some harsh criticism. Gibbon himself was assured of the greatness of his work, which is, indeed, one of the most-read historical works of modern times.