The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire volume 2 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781518899973)

This is Volume 2 of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, written by English historian Edward Gibbon and published in six volumes, covering the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from 180 to 1453, concluding in 1590. They take as their material the behavior and decisions that led to the decay and eventual fall of the Roman Empire in the East and West, offering an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell. This work 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. Includes unique illustrations.

Author: Edward Gibbon
ISBN-10: 1518899978
ISBN-13: 9781518899973
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/03/2015
Pages: 382
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d