The Collected Works of Edward Gibbon is a monumental literary achievement, encompassing Gibbon's celebrated magnum opus, The History of the Decline and Fall of

Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only histori

Provides an accessible overview of the achievement of Edward Gibbon (1737-94), one of the world's greatest historians.

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