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A six-volume work by the English historian Edward Gibbon, covering the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and its impact on world history. Learn about his thesis, style, sources, editions, and criticism of his controversial and influential book.
La Historia de la decadencia y caída del Imperio romano (en inglés original, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, conocida popularmente como el Decline and Fall) es una obra histórica escrita entre 1776 y 1789 por el historiador británico Edward Gibbon (1737-1794).
A complete extensively indexed and fully notated version of Edward Gibbon's History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire.
4 de oct. de 2024 · Learn about Edward Gibbon's historical work, published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788, that covers the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Explore its rigorous scholarship, historical perspective, and incomparable literary style.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The pre-eminent historian of his day, Edward Gibbon (1737–94) produced his magnum opus in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. Reissued here is the authoritative seven-volume edition prepared by J. B. Bury (1861–1927) between 1896 and 1900.
- Edward Gibbon
- 2013
A chapter from The Cambridge Companion to Edward Gibbon, exploring the historical and historiographical context of his masterpiece. It examines the three modes of historiography practised by Gibbon, the master narratives he inherited and revised, and the challenges he faced in writing a history of the Roman Empire.
7 de jun. de 2008 · The work examines the gradual disintegration of the Roman Empire, covering pivotal events and transformations from the height of its power to its eventual fall, focusing particularly on the period of the Antonines.
