The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol 1: A History Classic By Edward Gibbon! AAA+++

These books cover the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from just before 180 to 1453 and beyond, concluding in 1590. They take as their material the behaviour and decisions that led to the decay and eventual fall of the Roman Empire in the East and West, offering an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell. With notes by the Rev. H. H. Milman.