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Edward Gibbon: Historical Works Memoirs & Letters - Including "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" - cover

Edward Gibbon: Historical Works Memoirs & Letters - Including "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"

Edward Gibbon

Publisher: Musaicum Books

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Summary

Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created collection of Edward Gibbon's historical works, memoirs & letters. This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.

Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. He is best known for his book, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. The work covers the history of the Roman Empire, Europe, and the Catholic Church from 98 to 1590 and discusses the decline of the Roman Empire in the East and West. Because of its relative objectivity and heavy use of primary sources, unusual at the time, its methodology became a model for later historians. This led to Gibbon being called the first modern historian of ancient Rome.

Table of Contents:

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Memoirs of My Life and Writings

Private Letters of Edward Gibbon

Gibbon - Biography by J. C. Morison
Available since: 06/28/2017.
Print length: 4788 pages.

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