The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume 1 (illustrated)

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was written by English
historian Edward Gibbon and published in six volumes, covering the period of
the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from 180 to 1453, concluding in 1590.
They take as their material the behavior 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. This work stands as a major
literary achievement of the 18th century because it was adopted as a model
for the methodologies of modern historians. This led to Gibbon being called
the first modern historian of Ancient Rome.

Includes unique illustrations