...The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was written by English historian Edward Gibbon and published in six volumes. Volume I was published in 1776, and went through six printings. Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 1788–89. The original volumes were published in quarto sections, a common publishing practice of the time. It stands as a major literary achievement of the 18th century because it was adopted as a model for the methodologies of modern historians. This led to Gibbon being called the first modern historian of Ancient Rome. Read full entry
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What is value of a 6-volume Signed/dated 1909 by Oliver
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I know that the first three about the the rise and fall of
the Western Roman Empire, what
are the last 3 volumes about?
The Byzantine Empire?
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Edward Gibbons 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' - interesting reading - right up to the part where he blames Christianity for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. The later part of his book - from chapter 10, looks at the Persecution of heresy, the state of the early chuch and empire under Constantine and his own sons. Moving on to Julian and the successors of Constanine. Chapters XIII thru to XV look at the movement of the Germanic tribes and the reactions of the Eastern Emperors to the pressures put on the empire - to the fall of the Western Empire. The last part XVI looks at the state of the Eastern empire in the 6th Century. Also covers the rise of Islam, the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Finishes off with Gibbons conclusions of the whole work. |
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The History of the Decline & 6 vol, deluxe edition, marble
and leather, The Nottingham
Society. Deckle edges - All
edges untrimmed, leather title
label on spine and corners,
3/4 leather over marbled
boards, few segments of
leather from spine is loose,
All text and photos are clean
and bright. All bindings are
sound. Covers are in Fair
condition, Ex-libris
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