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The decline and fall of the Roman Empire

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Gibbon's masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century a.d. to its collapse in the west in the fifth century and in the east in the fifteenth century, is widely considered the greatest work of history ever written. This abridgment retains the full scope of the original, but in a compass equivalent to a long novel. Casual readers now have access to the full sweep of Gibbon's narrative, while instructors and students have a volume that can be read in a single term. This unique edition emphasizes elements ignored in all other abridgments--in particular the role of religion in the empire and the rise of Islam.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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924

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 904.
Originally published under title: History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Includes index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
937/.06
Library of Congress
DG311 .G54 1985

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvii, 924 p. ;
Number of pages
924

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL2535823M
ISBN 10
0517467887
LCCN
85016627
OCLC/WorldCat
12262224
LibraryThing
1029306
Goodreads
2158145

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Work ID
OL1285005W

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