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100 1 _aGibbon, Edward,
_d1737-1794
245 1 0 _aHistory of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire
500 _aRelease date is 2008-06-07
508 _aDavid Reed and David Widger
520 _a"History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1" by Edward Gibbon is a historical work published in 1776. This monumental six-volume study spans from 98 to 1590, chronicling the Roman Empire's peak, early Christianity's rise as state religion, and the Western Empire's collapse. Gibbon explores the loss of civic virtue and barbarian invasions as causes of Rome's fall, while controversially examining Christianity's role. Written with detached yet critical prose, this Enlightenment masterpiece shaped historical methodology despite sparking ongoing scholarly debate about its central thesis. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aRome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
653 _aByzantine Empire -- History -- To 527
700 1 _aMilman, Henry Hart,
_d1791-1868
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/731
999 _c42852
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