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Edward Gibbon
1737–1794
A pioneering historian of the Roman world, he transformed the study of empire with his sweeping, incisive account of Rome’s long decline. His wit, skepticism, and eye for grand historical patterns still make his work a landmark of English literature and history.
29 Audiobooks
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
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 5
by Edward Gibbon
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2
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
Memoirs of My Life and Writings
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
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 6
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 03
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 01
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 04
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 11
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 05
by Edward Gibbon
Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 12
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 13
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 08
by Edward Gibbon
About the author
Edward Gibbon (8 May 1737–16 January 1794) was an English historian, essayist, and minor politician. Born in Putney, he developed an early passion for history and classical literature, studying at Magdalen College, Oxford, and later spending formative years in Lausanne.
A visit to Rome in 1764 helped inspire his life’s great project: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788, the work traced Roman history from the age of Marcus Aurelius to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and established Gibbon as one of the most influential historians of the eighteenth century.
He spent his later years between England and Lausanne, maintaining close friendships and continuing to write. Gibbon died in London in 1794, leaving behind a historical style celebrated for its scale, clarity, irony, and enduring intellectual ambition.