Издательство: | Wordsworth Editions Ltd. |
Дата выхода: | апрель 2012 |
ISBN: | 978-1-85326-499-3 |
Объём: | 1056 страниц |
Gibbon`s "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", published between 1776 and 1788, is generally acknowledged to be a masterpiece of English historical writing. Gibbon takes the reader through the history of Europe from the 2nd-century AD, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. This edition includes Gibbon`s footnotes and quotations, together with brief explanatory comments, a precis of the chapters not included and a list of emperors.