The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

by Edward Gibbon
List(s):"Carp 500"
Category: "World History - Political"
Pages:2442
Year of Publication:1787
Date Read:03/22/1999
Notes:History of Rome and Constantinople from 70 to about 1400 when Constantinople was captured by the Ottoman Turks. Includes birth, growth and discords of Christianity (so-called), Islam and European monarchies, and the wars and invasions of a parade of conquerors.
My Rating: 7

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Review - Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, The

Huge, slow-moving, but interesting account of the Roman Empire from 70 to the fall of Constantinople around 1400. Includes a lot of information about the beginnings of the Catholic church and Islam.

Reviewed by Roger on 1999-03-23 07:47:11

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