The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 1

Gibbon, Edward

ISBN 10: 0679601481 / ISBN 13: 9780679601487

Editore: Modern Library, 1996

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Riassunto:

Discusses the Roman Empire's rise to greatness as well as its eventual decline and fall brought about by increasingly dramatic military, economic, and social changes.

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Dati bibliografici

Titolo: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, ...
Casa editrice: Modern Library
Data di pubblicazione: 1996
Legatura: hardcover
Illustratore: Piranesi, Gian Battista
Condizione: Very Good