by Edward Gibbon · Bison Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9780861240227
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«Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire» is the historical essay by Edward Gibbon, published by Bison Books in hardback (256 pages, in English).
In this work, Edward Gibbon traces the history of the Roman Empire from the second century AD to its collapse in the West in the fifth century and in the East in the fifteenth century. The text retains the full scope of the original and pays particular attention to the role of religion in the Empire and the rise of Islam.
Abridged and illustrated edition prepared by Rosemary Williams, published in 1980, with numerous photographs of Roman sites, paintings and engravings.
Intended for history students and teachers, as well as readers wanting an abridged version of Gibbon's text.
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.
