The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
By David Womersley & Edward Gibbon
Edited by David Womersley
The most celebrated historical work in the English language
Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, DECLINE & FALL is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature. David Womersley's masterly selection and bridging commentary enables the readerto acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the full variety of Gibbon's achievement.
- ISBN:
- 9780140437645
- Format:
- Paperback / softback
- Pages:
- 848
- Published:
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint:
- Penguin Classics
- Weight:
- 573 g