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THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (WORDSWORTH CLASSICS OF WORLD LITERATURE)

THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (WORDSWORTH CLASSICS OF WORLD LITERATURE)

Edward Gibbon

Published between 1776 and 1788, this text is acknowledged as a masterpiece of English historical writing. Covering the history of Europe from the 2nd-century AD, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, this edition includes footnotes, explanatory comments, and a precis of the chapters not included.
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Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is the undisputed masterpiece of English historical writing which can only perish with the language itself. Its length alone is a measure of its monumental quality: seventy-one chapters, of which twenty-eight appear in full in this edition.With style, learning and wit, Gibbon takes the reader through the history of Europe from the second century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 - an enthralling account by 'the greatest of the historians of the Enlightenment'.

This edition includes Gibbon's footnotes and quotations, here translated for the first time, together with brief explanatory comments, a precis of the chapters not included, 16 maps, a glossary, and a list of emperors.

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Title - THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (WORDSWORTH CLASSICS OF WORLD LITERATURE)

Edition -

Author - Edward Gibbon

ISBN 13 - 9781853264993

Imprint - Wordsworth Editions Ltd

Publisher - Wordsworth Editions Ltd

Date Published - 05/09/1998

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No. of pages - 1088

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 129 x 198 x 55mm

Weight - 663 g

Languages - English