Edward Gibbon Books
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume I
'It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amid the ruins of the capitol, while the barefooted friars were singing vespers in the temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the...
Read MoreThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume II
"I devoured Gibbon," wrote Winston Churchill. "I rode triumphantly through it from end to end and enjoyed it all." Gibbon's magnum opus -- which encompasses thirteen hundred years of history, swing...
Read MoreThe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume III
"I set out upon Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [and] was immediately dominated by both the story and the style," recalled Winston Churchill. "I devoured Gibbon. I rode triumphantly t...
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