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Edward Gibbon

1737–1794

Best known for The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, this 18th-century English historian turned the story of Rome into one of the most influential works of history ever written. His style is witty, polished, and deeply curious about how civilizations rise, change, and break apart.

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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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 2

by Edward Gibbon

Memoirs of My Life and Writings

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 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 6

by Edward Gibbon

Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)

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 5

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

Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2)

by Edward Gibbon

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

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 01

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

Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Edward Gibbon

by Edward Gibbon

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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 07

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 04

by Edward Gibbon

Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 06

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 12

by Edward Gibbon

Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 08

by Edward Gibbon

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 — Folio format

by Edward Gibbon

Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 02

by Edward Gibbon

About the author

Born in Putney in 1737, Edward Gibbon was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and later spent important formative time in Switzerland. Early in his career he wrote in French, but he became famous in English for the work that defined his reputation: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.

The first volume of Decline and Fall appeared in 1776, with later volumes following over the next several years. The book brought together enormous learning, a broad view of the ancient world, and a distinctive prose style that could be elegant, ironic, and sharply observant all at once.

Gibbon died in London in 1794, but his work has remained central to the study of history and to the art of historical writing. Readers still return to him not only for the scale of his subject, but for the sense that a brilliant mind is guiding them through the fortunes of an empire.