The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volume 2 (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2, Band 2) - Softcover

Gibbon, Edward

 
9780140433944: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volume 2 (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2, Band 2)
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ISBN 10: 0140433945 ISBN 13: 9780140433944
Verlag: Penguin Classics, 1996

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Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteen centuries - its rulers, wars and society, and the events that led to its disastrous collapse. Here, in volumes three and four, Gibbon vividly recounts the waves of barbarian invaders under commanders such as Alaric and Attila, who overran and eventually destroyed the West. He then turns his gaze to events in the East, where even the achievements of the Byzantine emperor Justinian and the campaigns of the brilliant military leader Belisarius could not conceal the fundamental weaknesses of their empire.

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Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), English historian. It was on a visit to Rome that he conceived the idea of his magnificent and panoramic history The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (6 vol., 1776–88) which won immediate acclaim, despite some harsh criticism. Gibbon himself was assured of the greatness of his work, which is, indeed, one of the most-read historical works of modern times.

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Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteen centuries - its rulers, wars and society, and the events that led to its disastrous collapse. Here, in volumes three and four, Gibbon vividly recounts the waves of barbarian invaders under commanders such as Alaric and Attila, who overran and eventually destro

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Verlag
Penguin Classics
Erscheinungsdatum
1996
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0140433945
ISBN 13 
9780140433944
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Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
1024
Herausgeber
Womersley David
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