The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

by Edward Gibbon

Series Description

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a non-fiction history book written by English historian Edward Gibbon, published between 1776 and 1789. Covering the history of the Roman Empire, Europe, and the Catholic Church between 98 to 1590, it discusses the decline of the Roman Empire in the East and West. Because of its relative objectivity and heavy use of primary sources, at the time, its methodology became a model for later historians. This led to Gibbon being called the first “modern historian of ancient Rome.”

This is the revised 1845 Rev. H. H. Milman edition.

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  1. Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 1 (1776)

  The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was written by English historian Edward Gibbon and published in six volumes, covering the period... read more »

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  2. Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 2 (1781)

  This is Volume 2 of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, written by English historian Edward Gibbon and published in six volumes... read more »

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  3. Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 3 (1781)

  In this third of volume, readers will discover the rules of Jovian, Valentinian, Valens, Gratian, Theodosius, Arcadius, Honorius, Eutropius, and... read more »

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  4. Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 4 (1789)

  This, the fourth volume, covers the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from just before 180 to 1453 and beyond, concluding in 1590. They... read more »

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  5. Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 5 (1789)

  In this fifth of six volumes, readers will find Chapter 45 ("State of Italy Under the Lombards") through Chapter 51 ("Conquests by the Arabs"), which... read more »

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  6. Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 6 (1845)

  In the final volume of Gibbon's history we cover the The Crusades; Partition of the Empire by the French and Venetians; Greek Emperors of Nice and... read more »