Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Name/Title

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Entry/Object ID

2022.170.1

Description

The books cover the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from 180 to 1590. They take as their material the behavior & decisions that led to the eventual fall of the Empire in East & West, offering explanations. Gibbon is called the 1st modern historian of ancient Rome. By virtue of its mostly objective approach & accurate use of reference material, his work was adopted as a model for the methodologies of 19-20th century historians. His pessimism & detached irony was common to the historical genre of his era. -Goodreads >3500 Pages

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Sticker

Location

Back inside cover

Transcription

Henry Miler Bookseller & Binder 82 Nassau’s N.Y.

Create Date

June 11, 2022