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Edward Gibbon
AuthorBooks · Second hand1737-1794
Edward Gibbon was a British essayist, historian and politician. His most important and influential work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1789, to critical and commercial success. It is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its polemical criticism of organised religion.
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About Edward Gibbon
Birth
1737
Death
1794
First book
1776
Years writing
250
Edward Gibbon was a British essayist, historian and politician. His most important and influential work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1789, to critical and commercial success. It is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its polemical criticism of organised religion.
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Edward Gibbon was a prominent British historian whose masterpiece analyzes the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Born in Putney in 1737, he dedicated his life to the deep study of classical history and the ancient world.
Beyond his role as a writer, Gibbon was actively involved in the political life of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
His literary legacy is vast, encompassing over four hundred works focused on world history and the Byzantine Empire.
His meticulous research on the Roman period remains a fundamental reference for modern historians.
