The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. V
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Edward Gibbon
(4,455 Sterne; 22 Bewertungen)
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. The books cover the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from just before 180 to 1453 and beyond, concluding in 1590. They take as their material the behavior and decisions that led to the decay and eventual fall of the Roman Empire in the East and West, offering an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell. Gibbon is sometimes called the first “modern historian of ancient Rome.” By virtue of its mostly objective approach and highly accurate use of reference material, Gibbon’s work was adopted as a model for the methodologies of 19th and 20th century historians. (Summary from Wikipedia) (20 hr 42 min)
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Yet another volume
Haggis Father
(4 Sterne)
If you have already read volumes 1 to 4 it would be difficult to put you off volume 5. It is slightly different from the earlier books going away from the chronological format to look at individual bands of invaders but is still interesting. Be warned, on a couple of occasions the recording seems to go back to the beginning of the chapter but given the complexity of the text it can be good to hear it twice.
TLast
(4 Sterne)
More of the same. Mankind hasn’t learned much. Well read.