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by: Edward Gibbon  Dewey Decimal Number: 937.06 EAN: 9780440318798 Edition: Abridged ISBN: 0440318793 Label: Laurel/Dell Publishing Manufacturer: Laurel/Dell Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 735 Publication Date: March 15, 1963 Publisher: Laurel/Dell Publishing Release Date: March 15, 1963 Studio: Laurel/Dell Publishing Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: British parliamentarian and soldier Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) conceived of his plan for Decline and Fall while "musing amid the ruins of the Capitol" on a visit to Rome. For the next 10 years he worked away at his great history, which traces the decadence of the late empire from the time of the Antonines and the rise of Western Christianity. "The confusion of the times, and the scarcity of authentic memorials, pose equal difficulties to the historian, who attempts to preserve a clear and unbroken thread of narration," he writes. Despite these obstacles, Decline and Fall remains a model of historical exposition, and required reading for students of European history. Product Description: This is an abridged edition of Gibbon's classic. Concentrating on the centuries from the age of the Antonines to the fall of the empire in the West, this volume chronicles "the triumph of barbarism and religion" in the disruption of the unified empire, the rise of Christianity, the progress of the Huns from China and the revolt of the Goths. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The Ultimate History of the Decline and FallI ordered both sets of this series, the first includes vols. 1-3 and the second is vols. 4-6. They are beautifully bound and although they are hardbound, they are the small size for which Everyman's Library is well known. The first boxed set covers the fall of the Western Empire, while the second deals with the Eastern Empire. Although I have not finished the books,so far the history is meticulously written and copiously footnoted. The introduction is a must, as it explains not only the biography ... Read More Rating:  - Hey, Ed! I Only Have 16 Years of Schooling-Take it EasyThe title of this piece is more of a plea than a statement, but then again, I don't think Ed can hear me regardless. For non-academics which I surely am, this tome is unreadable. While I wasn't exactly contemplating an easy read, I never expected a rapture equaling the best/worst Shakespeare had to offer with his 21,000 word vocabulary. I don't doubt nor argue the positive critiques of Gibbon's masterpiece but hey, I read for pleasure with a certain amount of enlightenment thrown in. This ... Read More Rating:  - free on the netEdward Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire entire volume 1-6 are available for free on Project gutenberg. Don't pay Amazon Kindle money for something free legally on the net. Rating: - A Classic Work of HistoryThis widely acknowledged classic work of English literature should be required reading for any class on Ancient History. The story of the Roman Republic and the early years of the Empire are widely known. However, the slow death spiral beginning after the reign of Augustus is not nearly as well known as it should be. I confess to knowing only part of the story prior to hearing Gibbon's narrator recite the repeated murders and intrigues visited upon Emperor after Emperor. To have been Roman ... Read More Rating: - The BookFirst one thing: do not, on any account, get the abridged version. If I could take one book to a desert island, it would be this one. That's because it is extremely long, and every word of it is worth it. Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire remains as relevant as ever. And this is in spite of its hugely ambitious scope, treating of the history of the Roman and Byzantine empires (both considered Roman by Gibbon) from the end of the 1st century AD to the 15th. Gibbon is a modern historian. ... Read More 
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