Edward Gibbon

The Christians and the Fall of Rome

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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Vols 4-6
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Vols 4-6
Edward Gibbon
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Vols 1-3
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Vols 1-3
Edward Gibbon
Memoirs of My Life
Memoirs of My Life
Edward Gibbon

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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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Edward Gibbon (1737-94) studied briefly at Magdalen College, Oxford and at Lausanne, Switzerland before being elected to Parliament in 1774. DECLINE & FALL was written over 12 years and established his reputation as a pre-eminent Classical historian. David Womersley, Official Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Jesus College Oxford, is the author of The Transformation of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire (CUP) and edited the 3-volume edition of DECLINE & FALL for Penguin Classics.

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