num_pages: 680
description: Gripping, powerfully intelligent, and wonderfully entertaining, Gibbon's classic account of Rome ranks as one of the literary masterpieces of its age. Attacked for its enlightened views on politics, sexuality, and religion, the first volume was nonetheless found on every table and received widespread acclaim for its elegant prose. Famously skeptical about Christianity, unexpectedly sympathetic to the barbarian invaders and the Byzantine Empire, constantly aware of how political leaders often achieve the exact opposite of what they intend, Gibbon captured both the broad pattern of events and the significant revealing detail. This abridged edition compresses thirteen turbulent centuries into a single epic narrative, and features a foreword, introduction, and extended appreciation by Hugh Trevor-Roper, an esteemed professor of history at Oxford University.
language: English
title: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
titlecomplete: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
genres: Politics, Historical, Ancient History, World History, 18th Century, Roman, Classics, Nonfiction, History, Ancient
ratings_count: 14395
places: Roman Empire
series: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
publisher: Phoenix