false <![CDATA[The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174310574m/377965.jpg 19400 164 British parliamentarian and soldier Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) conceived of his plan for <i>Decline and Fall</i> while "musing amid the ruins of the Capitol" on a visit to Rome. For the next 10 years he worked away at his great history, which traces the decadence of the late empire from the time of the Antonines and the rise of Western Christianity. "The confusion of the times, and the scarcity of authentic memorials, pose equal difficulties to the historian, who attempts to preserve a clear and unbroken thread of narration," he writes. Despite these obstacles, <i>Decline and Fall</i> remains a model of historical exposition, and required reading for students of European history. 3209631 book 1788 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire total:907|5:350|4:287|3:206|2:53|1:11| 907 3633 2019 123 19400 0375758119 9780375758119 553 53 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167204802m/19400.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19400.The_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire 4 3 false Wed May 28 14:28:58 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 14:37:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 672484 0679423087 9780679423089 53 14 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vols. 1-3 4.01 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1203275436m/672484.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/672484.The_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire_Vols_1_3 5 1 false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 22 19:34:19 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 06 18:34:33 -0700 2009
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