The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 3 Volume (Modern Library) Illustration: Gian Battista Piranesi Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon

ISBN 10: 0679601481 / ISBN 13: 9780679601487

Editore: New York; Modern Library, 1996

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 3 Volume (Modern Library) Illustration: Gian Battista Piranesi In deutscher Sprache. pages. Codice articolo BN100729

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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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Titolo: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 3 ...
Casa editrice: New York; Modern Library
Data di pubblicazione: 1996
Legatura: Rilegato
Illustratore: Piranesi, Gian Battista
Condizione: gut
Edizione: 1996.