The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,… by Edward Gibbon · Audiobook preview

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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume IV
Authored by Edward Gibbon
Narrated by David Timson

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has always maintained its initial appeal to both the general public and scholars alike. Its sheer scale is daunting, encompassing over a millennium of history, covering not merely the Western Empire from the days of the early emperors to its extinction in AD 476, but also the Eastern Empire, which lasted for another thousand years until the Turks vanquished it in 1453. But GibbonÕs style, part historical fact and part literature, is enticing, and the sheer honesty of the man, who endeavours to be scrupulously impartial in his presentation, endears him to the reader. In this recording, David Timson incorporates the most salient of GibbonÕs footnotes. In Volume IV (Chapters XXXVIIÐXLVI), Gibbon explores the state of the Roman provinces after the dissolution of the Western Empire, and examines the reasons for its fall – not excluding its Ôimmoderate greatnessÕ. He then moves to the Empire in the East and its rule under Justinian (527–565), whose formidable leadership saw the re–fortification of Constantinople and the frontiers of the Eastern Empire. However, dangerous times remain ahead as the Persians make attempts to siege Constantinople. Gibbon ends with the state of the Eastern Empire in the sixth century and its weaknesses after a long war.

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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS

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Language: English
Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks
Published on: July 1, 2014
ISBN: 9781843797241
Duration: 24 hr, 48 min