The decline and fall of the Roman Empire
By: An abridgement by D.M. Low
Contributors: Low, D. M. (David Morrice), 1890-
Edition: [1st American ed.].
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace
Published: 1960
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 924
Subjects: Historia; Ancient History; Imperio Bizantino; History
Work titles: History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire
Description: The author makes the point that in this abridgement he has adhered to Gibbon's style, format, planning, and footnotes, and has made only selective exclusions. The history covers the centuries from Marcus Aurelius to the capture of Constantinople, and concludes with an epilogue dealing with medieval Rome and the dawn of the Renaissance.
Notes: The original work was originally published under title: The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.

"Bibliographical note": p. 904.