Decline and fall of roman empire

Klappentext Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , published between 1776 and 1788, is the undisputed masterpiece of English historical writing which can only perish with the language itself. Its length alone is a measure of its monumental quality: seventy-one chapters, of which twenty-eight appear in full in this edition. With style, learning and wit, Gibbon takes the reader through the history of Europe from the second century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 - an enthralling account by 'the greatest of the historians of the Enlightenment'. This edition includes Gibbon's footnotes and quotations, here translated for the first time, together with brief explanatory comments, a precis of the chapters not included, 16 maps, a glossary, and a list of emperors. Zusammenfassung Published between 1776 and 1788! this text is acknowledged as a masterpiece of English historical writing. Covering the history of Europe from the 2nd-century AD! to the fall of Constantinople in 1453! this edition includes footnotes! explanatory comments! and a precis of the chapters not included.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: e Gibbon, E. Gibbon, Edward Gibbon
• Con la collaborazione di: Tom Griffith (Editore), Anthony Lentin (Editore), Anthony Lentin (Introduzione), Brian Norman (Introduzione), Griffith Tom (Editore della collana)
• Editore: Wordsworth
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 21.04.2004
• EAN: 9781853264993
• ISBN: 978-1-85326-499-3
• Pagine: 1088
• Dimensioni: 127 mm x 198 mm x 48 mm
• Serie: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature; Classics of World Literature; Wordsworth Classics of World Literature; Classics of world literature
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, BCE period – Protohistory