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  • The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 2

  • Written by: Edward Gibbon
  • Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
  • Length: 40 hrs and 15 mins

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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 2

Written by: Edward Gibbon
Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
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Publisher's Summary

Famous for its unflagging narrative power, fine organization, and irresistibly persuasive arguments, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has earned a permanent place of honor in historical literature. Gibbon's elegantly detached erudition is seasoned with an ironic wit, and remarkably little of his work is outdated.

This second volume covers A.D. 395 to A.D. 1185, from the reign of Justinian in the East to the establishment of the German Empire of the West. It recounts the desperate attempts to hold off the barbarians, palace revolutions and assassinations, theological controversy, and lecheries and betrayals, all in a setting of phenomenal magnificence.

(P)1992 Blackstone Audio Inc.

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"[Gibbon] stood on the summit of the Renaissance achievement and looked back over the waste of history to ancient Rome, as from one mountain top to another." (Christopher Dawson)

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