The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire: volume the first (1776) and volume the second (1781)
History, Ancient history
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the great narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteen centuries - its rulers,… wars and society, and the events that led to its disastrous collapse. Here, in volumes one and two, Gibbon charts the vast extent and constitution of the Empire from the reign of Augustus to 395 A.D. And in a controversial critique, he examines the early Church, with accounts of the first Christian and last pagan emperors, Constantine and Julian. 2005. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.