The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 3
By Edward Gibbon
Read by Bernard Mayes
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Considered one of the finest historical works in the English language, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is lauded for its graceful, elegant prose style as much as for its grand scope and considerable accuracy. It is a remarkable survey of what the author calls "the greatest and, perhaps, most awful scene in the history of mankind." This third volume of Gibbon's masterpiece covers the years 1185 to 1453 and explores the rise of Islam, the Crusades, the invention of gunpowder, Genghis Khan and the Mongol invasions, the Turkish conquests, and the beginning of the Renaissance. The publication of this work in 1788 ended twenty years of Gibbon's contemplation and vast research on his subject and made this virtually self-educated man the most famous historian of his time.
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Considered one of the finest historical works in the English language, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is lauded for its graceful, elegant prose style as much as for its grand scope and considerable accuracy. It is a remarkable survey of what the author calls "the greatest and, perhaps, most awful scene in the history of mankind."
This third volume of Gibbon's masterpiece covers the years 1185 to 1453 and explores the rise of Islam, the Crusades, the invention of gunpowder, Genghis Khan and the Mongol invasions, the Turkish conquests, and the beginning of the Renaissance.
The publication of this work in 1788 ended twenty years of Gibbon's contemplation and vast research on his subject and made this virtually self-educated man the most famous historian of his time.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
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Reviews
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The Decline and Fall deserves its reputation
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Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is an astonishing work. It is beautifully written, and Bernard Mayes's presentation is stunning.
Having said this I must add that getting through the entire epic takes faith and commitment. Pu simply, the work is long. It is so very much worth the effort, though.
Gibbon's style is not that of a modern historian. More than recounting history (say, for a general student), he tells a story -- or rather a long set of stories. His stories start in the first century CE and finish at the end of the fifteenth. The Roman Empire plays a central role, of course, but Gibbon takes extended trips not only around the Mediterranean world, but through Central Asia, China, Britain, and all of continental Europe.
Perhaps paradoxically (in view of the work's reputation as an historical epic), it helps to be already familiar with some of the essentials of the history of Imperial Rome and the Middle Ages. Gibbon presents a mountain (perhaps a range of mountains) of historical facts (and perhaps the occasional legend), and sometimes his connections among the multifarious facts can be of the "stream-of-consciousness" variety; it can be difficult to keep the characters and events in order.
This is a truly superb book, and Mayes delivers a fabulous performance.
Author
Author Bio: Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), an English historian and member of Parliament, had little formal education. He went to Oxford, but was forced to leave when he converted to Roman Catholicism. His family then sent him to Lausanne, where he was reconverted to Protestantism. His most important work, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788.
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| Available Formats : | Digital Download, Digital Rental, CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/History |
| Runtime: | 39.08 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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