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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. I

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). Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 1788-89. The original volumes were published as quartos, a common publishing practice of the time.The books cover the period of 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. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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Introduction and Prefaces (Kirsten Ferreri)
Chapter I: Part 1 (Chris Chapman)
Chapter I: Part 2 (Chris Chapman)
Chapter I: Part 3 (Chris Chapman)
Chapter II: Part 1 (Sibella Denton)
Chapter II: Part 2 (Sibella Denton)
Chapter II: Part 3 (Sibella Denton)
Chapter II: Part 4 (Sibella Denton)
Chapter III: Part 1 (Christie Nowak)
Chapter III: Part 2 (Christie Nowak)
Chapter IV: Part 1 (Gesine)
Chapter IV: Part 2 (ontheroad)
Chapter V: Part 1 (Jim Mowatt)
Chapter V: Part 2 (Jim Mowatt)
Chapter VI: Part 1 (ontheroad)
Chapter VI: Part 2 (ontheroad)
Chapter VI: Part 3 (ontheroad)
Chapter VI: Part 4 (ontheroad)
Chapter VII: Part 1 (krithiga)
Chapter VII: Part 2 (Robin Cotter)
Chapter VII: Part 3 (Robin Cotter)
Chapter VIII: Part 1 (Julian Jamison)
Chapter VIII: Part 2 (Julian Jamison)
Chapter IX: Part 1 & 2 (J. M. Smallheer)
Chapter IX: Part 3 (J. M. Smallheer)
Chapter X: Part 1 (Lizzie Driver)
Chapter X: Part 2 (Lizzie Driver)
Chapter X: Part 3 (Lizzie Driver)
Chapter X: Part 4 (Lizzie Driver)
Chapter XI: Part 1 (krithiga)
Chapter XI: Part 2 (Måns Broo)
Chapter XI: Part 3 (Måns Broo)
Chapter XII: Part 1 (Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014))
Chapter XII: Part 2 (Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014))
Chapter XII: Part 3 (Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014))
Chapter XIII: Part 1 (Justin Brett)
Chapter XIII: Part 2 (Justin Brett)
Chapter XIII: Part 3 (Justin Brett)
Chapter XIII: Part 4 (Justin Brett)
Chapter XIV: Part 1 (Justin Brett)
Chapter XIV: Part 2 (Justin Brett)
Chapter XIV: Part 3 (Justin Brett)
Chapter XIV: Part 4 (Justin Brett)
Chapter XV: Part 1 (ontheroad)
Chapter XV: Part 2 (ontheroad)
Chapter XV: Part 3 (Cori Samuel)
Chapter XV: Part 4 (Cori Samuel)
Chapter XV: Part 5 (Måns Broo)
Chapter XV: Part 6 (Måns Broo)
Chapter XV: Part 7 (Måns Broo)
Chapter XV: Part 8 (Måns Broo)
Chapter XV: Part 9 (Måns Broo)
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