The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 2 (Paperback)

from Cole_Hendron

A more succinct and direct testimony of human nature can not be found in any written record. My most lasting impression is one of brevity. No other work attempts to cover such a range of people, time and events. Any one chapter in the work could have been a very interesting and worthwhile book in...

from Menophanes

Gibbon's greatest achievement was to unite the characters of the 'antiquary' (who collected undigested heaps of learning for others to quarry at will) and the 'historian' (who presented his own selection from such heaps in elegant literary form). He is a master of language, capable not only of gr...

from Tendulkar01

who can write like gibbon? who can claim a sharper wit? and how many historians can say they got ir largely right more than 2 centuries later?

from HadriantheBlind

Truly grand in scope, in subject matter, in style. Some conclusions/sources are out of date, but it is still a joy to read.

from RMMee

I first considered reading this as a teenager some 35 years ago, but never got round to it. I have now put that right. When you first start the book, unless you are used to late 18th century writing, the style and vocabulary can seem a little daunting, but this doesn't last for long. No, it is no...