Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, (Paperback)

from Benedict8

No I have not read the whole thing. About a quarter of it. It features spectacular English and wonderful irony. It is long, but not boring by any means. I learned more about how religion operates in human society than any other place.Gibbon also understands the character of the other folk who cre...

from DinadansFriend

A big book, and one which will not stand being edited. the epigrams fall thickly, and the insights into general human behaviours and particularly of the Enlightenment frame of mind are very valuable. If you want training in the prose that the framers of the American Constitution worked in, it is ...

from rrriles

Oh god this book is dense. For every page I read, 300 years pass and fifteen emperors die. A nice come-down if you're feeling particularly self-important and focused.

from Benedict8

No I have not read the whole thing. About a quarter of it. It features spectacular English and wonderful irony. It is long, but not boring by any means. I learned more about how religion operates in human society than any other place.Gibbon also understands the character of the other folk who cre...

from DinadansFriend

A big book, and one which will not stand being edited. the epigrams fall thickly, and the insights into general human behaviours and particularly of the Enlightenment frame of mind are very valuable. If you want training in the prose that the framers of the American Constitution worked in, it is ...