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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volumes 4 to 6 (of Six) - by Edward Gibbon (Hardcover)

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volumes 4 to 6 (of Six) - by  Edward Gibbon (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p> </p><p>Volumes 4, 5, and 6 of the Bury Text, in a boxed set. Introduction by Hugh Trevor-Roper</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>'Gibbon is a kind of bridge that connects the ancient with the ancient with the modern ages, ' noted Thomas Carlyle. 'And how gorgeously does it swing across the gloomy and tumultuous chasm of these barbarous centuries.' Indeed, Gibbon, the supreme historian of the Enlightenment--the illustrious scholar who envisioned history as a branch of literature--seemed almost predestined to write his monumental account of the Roman Empire's terrible self-destruction.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Edward Gibbon was an English historian, writer, and member of Parliament.

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