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

Complete in three volumes. liii, [3], 840; [x], 841-1668; [xiv], 1669-2537 pp. 8vo. The Modern Library edition of Gibbon's authoritative history of the ancient Roman Empire, edited by J.B Bury with Gibbon's notes, introduction and index, new introduction by Daniel J. Boorstin, and illustrations from etchings by Gian Battista Piranesi. 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."