The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Book Set
The history of the decline and fall of the roman empire 8 volumes set hardcover january 1 1999.
The decline and fall of the roman empire book set. The decline and fall of the roman empire 3 volume set hardcover january 1 1946. The decline and fall of the roman empire 2 volume set hardcover january 1 1932 by edward gibbon author. 5 0 out of 5 stars this book set has been read for generations for a reason. I have always been fascinated by roman history and gibbon is the book that everyone has heard of but probably hardly anyone has ever seen and less read although isaac asimov made no bones about the fact that decline and fall was his inspiration for the foundation trilogy and that his story and the quotes from.
This is a beautiful box set. Reviewed in the united states on july 28 2019. The final chapters are devoted to the misbehavior and vices of the residents of rome in the late middle ages and renaissance period the banal mischief wrought by these unworthy denizens makes gibbons point that the roman empire and polity died from the inside more than from external invasions plagues and the sanguinary disputes of the christian religious gibbons point of view.