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The decline and fall of the Roman Empire / Edward Gibbon ; the text edited by J.B. Bury, with the notes by Mr. Gibbon, the introduction and the index as prepared by professor Bury ; with an introduction by Dr. Daniel J. Boorstin ; illustrated from the etchings by Gian Battista Piranesi.

By: Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794.
Contributor(s): Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell), 1861-1927.
Publisher: London : Ward, Lock, Bowden, and Co., n.dDescription: p. cm.ISBN: 067960149X (v. 2).Uniform titles: History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire Subject(s): Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D | Byzantine Empire -- History
Incomplete contents:
v. 1. The history of the Empire from A.D. 180 to A.D. 395 -- v. 2. The history of the Empire from A.D. 395 to A.D. 1185
Summary: 'Gibbon is a kind of bridge that connects the ancient with the ancient with the modern ages, ' noted Thomas Carlyle. 'And how gorgeously does it swing across the gloomy and tumultuous chasm of these barbarous centuries.' Indeed, Gibbon, the supreme historian of the Enlightenment--the illustrious scholar who envisioned history as a branch of literature--seemed almost predestined to write his monumental account of the Roman Empire's terrible self-destruction.
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection DG 311 .G5 v.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 18270
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection DG 311 .G5 v.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 18269

v. 1. The history of the Empire from A.D. 180 to A.D. 395 -- v. 2. The history of the Empire from A.D. 395 to A.D. 1185

'Gibbon is a kind of bridge that connects the ancient with the ancient with the modern ages, ' noted Thomas Carlyle. 'And how gorgeously does it swing across the gloomy and tumultuous chasm of these barbarous centuries.' Indeed, Gibbon, the supreme historian of the Enlightenment--the illustrious scholar who envisioned history as a branch of literature--seemed almost predestined to write his monumental account of the Roman Empire's terrible self-destruction.

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