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Edward Gibbon
1737–1794
Best known for turning the story of ancient Rome into one of the great works of English prose, he combined deep research with a sharp, memorable style. His writing helped shape how later readers and historians thought about the Roman Empire and its long decline.
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History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
by Edward Gibbon
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4
by Edward Gibbon
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4
by Edward Gibbon
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5
by Edward Gibbon
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
by Edward Gibbon
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2
by Edward Gibbon
Memoirs of My Life and Writings
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 07
by Edward Gibbon
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 6
by Edward Gibbon
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 6
by Edward Gibbon
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2
by Edward Gibbon
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3
by Edward Gibbon
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5
by Edward Gibbon
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
by Edward Gibbon
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 06
by Edward Gibbon
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 04
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 01
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 05
by Edward Gibbon
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2)
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 03
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 11
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 13
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 09
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 10
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 12
by Edward Gibbon
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Edward Gibbon
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 02
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 08
by Edward Gibbon
About the author
Born in 1737, Edward Gibbon was an English historian, essayist, and member of Parliament. He is chiefly remembered for The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a six-volume work published between 1776 and 1789 that brought him both wide fame and controversy.
Gibbon drew on a vast range of classical and historical sources, and his history became known for its scale, careful documentation, and dry irony. Readers have long admired not just the ambition of the book, but the elegance of its prose, which helped make a demanding subject feel vivid and engrossing.
He also wrote an autobiographical memoir that remains an important source for his life. Although parts of his scholarship have been revised by later historians, his influence has endured, and he is still widely seen as one of the defining historians of the Enlightenment.