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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
Nov 27, 2024 1:44 PM

Author:Edward Gibbon,David Womersley

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteen centuries - its rulers, wars and society, and the events that led to its disastrous collapse. Here, in volumes three and four, Gibbon vividly recounts the waves of barbarian invaders under commanders such as Alaric and Attila, who overran and eventually destroyed the West. He then turns his gaze to events in the East, where even the achievements of the Byzantine emperor Justinian and the campaigns of the brilliant military leader Belisarius could not conceal the fundamental weaknesses of their empire.

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In Search of the Dark Ages, Michael Wood wrote the book for history on TV.

—— The Times

Michael Wood is the maker of some of the best TV documentaries ever made on history and archaeology.

—— Times Literary Supplement

Sheds light on the whole apparatus of political powering Renaissance Florence

—— Week

Captivating

—— Times Literary Supplement

Elegant and incisive...a masterful reconstruction

—— Sunday Times
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