1816 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Description

Leather Binding, Original Binding

A new edition, original published as separate volumes in the late eighteenth century.

Illustrated with a frontispiece and a folding map of the Western part of the Roman Empire to 'Vol I', a folding map of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire to 'Vol VII'. Collated, complete.  

Edward Gibbon's magnum opus, a detailed historical account of the fall of the Roman Empire. The work covers the peak of the Roman Empire, the history of early Christianity, and the fall of the legendary Empire.

The popularity of this work rests on Gibbon's objectivity and heavy use of primary sources. In the eighteenth century the use of primary sources for historical was very rare which was why his work was extremely popular. His methodology also became a model for later historians. 

Bound in full contemporary straight grain morocco. historian of Ancient Rome. 

A complete twelve volume set.