Edward Gibbon Audio

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon.

Undeniably the greatest historical work in the English language, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire proves that brilliance of style and accuracy of statement are perfectly compatible in a historian.

Written in a perfect neoclassic style, the prose is elegant, dignified, and lucid. Gibbon’s erudition is seasoned with an ironic wit, and remarkably little of his work is outdated.

This final volume covers a.d. 1185 to a.d. 1453 and explores the rise of Islam, the Crusades, the invention of gunpowder, Genghis Khan and the Mongol invasions, the Turkish conquests, and the beginning of the Renaissance.

Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is one of the greatest texts in the English language. In magisterial prose, Gibbon charts...

Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire occupies an immortal place in the pantheon of historical masterpieces...