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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

Summary

Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, DECLINE & FALL is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature. David Womersley's masterly selection and bridging commentary enables the readerto acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the full variety of Gibbon's achievement.

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Edward Gibbon

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