The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in Three Volumes: Vol. 1 - The History of the Empire from 180 A.D. to 395 A.D. / Vol. 2 - The History of the Empire from 395 A.D. to 1185 A.D. / Vol. 3 - The History of the Empire from A.D. 1185 to the Fall of Co…

Complete in three volumes. viii, 956; ix, 923; ix, 898 pp. 8vo. The Modern Library edition of Gibbon's authoritative history of the ancient Roman Empire. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Edward Gibbon (April 27, 1737 – January 16, 1794) was an English historian 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. The Decline and Fall is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its open denigration of organized religion."