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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 6 of 6: Complete Text (Forgotten Books)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol 6 of 6 Complete Text - Forgotten Books Author:Edward Gibbon Book Description: — "The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. Volume I was published in 1776, and went through six printings (a remarkable feat for its time). The books cover the period o... more »f the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from just before 180 to 1453 and beyond, concluding in 1590. They take as their material the behaviour and decisions that led to the decay and eventual fall of the Roman Empire in the East and West, offering an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell.
Gibbon is sometimes called the first modern historian of ancient Rome. By virtue of its mostly objective approach and highly accurate use of reference material, Gibbon's work was adopted as a model for the methodologies of 19th and 20th century historians. His pessimism and detached use of irony was common to the historical genre of his era.
Although he published other books, Gibbon devoted much of his life (1772-1789) to this one work. His autobiography Memoirs of My Life and Writings is devoted largely to his reflections on how the book virtually became his life. He compared the publication of each succeeding volume to a newborn child." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; The Crusades. Part I.; The Crusades. Part ii.; The Crusades. Part iii.; The Fourth Crusade. Part I.; The Fourth Crusade. Part ii.; The Fourth Crusade. Part iii.; Partition Of The Empire By The French And Venetians. Part I.; Partition Of The Empire By The French And Venetians. Part ii.; Partition Of The Empire By The French And Venetians. Part iii.; Partition Of The Empire By The French And Venetians. Part iii.; Greek Emperors Of Nice And Constantinople. Part I.; Greek Emperors Of Nice And Constantinople. Part ii.; Greek Emperors Of Nice And Constantinople. Part iii.; Civil Wars And The Ruin Of The Greek Empire. Part I.; Civil Wars And The Ruin Of The Greek Empire. Part ii.; Moguls, Ottoman Turks. Part I.; Moguls, Ottoman Turks. Part ii.; Moguls, Ottoman Turks. Part iii.; Moguls, Ottoman Turks. Part iv.; Elevation Of Timour Or Tamerlane, And His Death. Part I.; Elevation Of Timour Or Tamerlane, And His Death. Part ii.; Elevation Of Timour Or Tamerlane, And His Death. Part iii.; Union Of The Greek And Latin Churches. Part I.; Union Of The Greek And Latin Churches. Part ii.; Union Of The Greek And Latin Churches. Part iii.; Union Of The Greek And Latin Churches. Part iv.; Schism Of The Greeks And Latins. Part I.; Schism Of The Greeks And Latins. Part ii.; Reign Of Mahomet The Second, Extinction Of Eastern Empire. Part I.; Reign Of Mahomet The Second, Extinction Of Eastern Empire. Part ii.; Reign Of Mahomet The Second, Extinction Of Eastern Empire. Part iii.; State Of Rome From The Twelfth Century. Part I.; State Of Rome From The Twelfth Century. Part ii.; State Of Rome From The Twelfth Century. Part iii.; State Of Rome From The Twelfth Century. Part iv.; Final Settlement Of The Ecclesiastical State. Part I.; Final Settlement Of The Ecclesiastical State. Part ii.; Final Settlement Of The Ecclesiastical State. Part iii.; Final Settlement Of The Ecclesiastical State. Part iv.; Prospect Of The Ruins Of Rome In The Fifteenth Century. Part I.; Prospect Of The Ruins Of Rome In The Fifteenth Century. Part ii.; Endnotes
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