The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 3

By Edward Gibbon

Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only historian to tackle the subject. Most of his ideas are directly taken from what few relevant records were available: those of the Roman moralists of the 4th and 5th centuries.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wilder Publications, Inc.
• Release date: Jul 3, 2013
• ISBN: 9781627552431

Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon; (8 May – 16 January 1794) was an English historian, writer and Member of Parliament. His most important work, "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788 and is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its open criticism of organised religion. (Wikipedia)

Reviews for The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 3

[andyray_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This volume deals with the final persecutions of the Christians before they took over, as it were. The reason I give four rather than five stars is because of Gibbons rather loquacious language and his often blase generalizations, as clarified by the editor and others. We leave the Roman Empire, such as it was, with the Goths and Vandals, and the Huns schlepping all over the place. It is interesting what Gibbons is going to do with the other three volumes.

[cmdpilot · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Excellent description of the historic fall of the Roman Empire which took Gibbon about 20 years to write.