![]() ![]() Volumes 4-6 complete the set which is now available for the first time in many years. About The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volumes 1 to 6 Edward Gibbon’s classic timeless work of ancient Roman history in 6 volumes collected into 2 box sets, in beautiful, enduring hardcover editions with elegant cloth sewn bindings, gold stamped covers, and silk ribbon markers. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. The first three volumes of Gibbons DECLINE AND FALL (the western empire) were published by Everyman in 1993. Easily the most celebrated historical work in English, Gibbon's account of the Roman empire was in its time a landmark in classical and historical scholarship and remains a remarkable fresh and powerful contribution to the interpretation of Roman history more than two hundred years after its first appearance. Furthermore, both argument and style embody the Enlightenment values of rationality, lucidity and order to which Gibbon so passionately subscribed and to which his HISTORY is such a magnificent monument. ![]() Its fame, however, rests more on the exceptional clarity, scope and force of its argument, and the brilliance of its style, which is still a delight to read. The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume One Gibbon, Edward Smeaton, Oliphant (Edited by) Published by J.M. ![]() ![]()
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