The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Edited in Seven Volumes with Introduction, Notes, Appendices, and Index

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ID23769359
AuthorsEdward Gibbon (corresponding author)
EditorsJ B Bury
Year2013
Publication date2013-02-14
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueHistory of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire : Volume 3 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781139333566
OpenAlexW4302416253
ISBN9781139333566
LanguageEN
Citations received32

The pre-eminent historian of his day, Edward Gibbon (1737–94) produced his magnum opus in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. Reissued here is the authoritative seven-volume edition prepared by J. B. Bury (1861–1927) between 1896 and 1900. Immediately and widely acclaimed, Gibbon's work remains justly famous for its magisterial account of Roman imperialism and Christianity from the first century CE through to the fall of Constantinople and beyond. Innovative in its use of primary sources and notable for its tone of religious scepticism, this epic narrative stands as a masterpiece of English literature and historical scholarship. Volume 3 mainly covers the period 363–455 CE, including the division of the Eastern and Western Empires, the rise of the Huns, the end of paganism, the German invasion of Gaul, the Vandal conquest of Africa, and the life of Attila the Hun.

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Christianity · Empire · EPIC · Literature · Magnum opus · Narrative · Roman Empire · Scholarship · Classics · History · Medieval Literature and History

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