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History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3

Edward Gibbon · Henry Hart Milman

FormatEbook
Published2008
Words1,68,364
LanguageEnglish
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The subject area "devotional" contradicts what I actually know about this work, and I shouldn't rely on a "first published: 2008" date for a classic text. But the core facts—Gibbon's authorship, the title, and that this is Volume 3—are well-established general knowledge, so I can write an accurate description from those. The third volume of Gibbon's classic history covers the later Roman Empire, including the reign of Justinian and the early centuries of the Byzantine East. Suitable for readers of ancient and medieval history and those studying Enlightenment-era historiography. (Note: The catalogue's subject classification "devotional
Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon was a British essayist, historian and politician. His most important and influential work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1789, to critical and commercial success. It is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its polemical criticism of organised religion.

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