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Understanding 9/11The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. IV
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LibriVox Recording of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. IV, by Edward Gibbon
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. Volume I was published in 1776, and went through six printings (a remarkable feat for its time). Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 1788-89. The original volumes were published as quartos, a common publishing practice of the time.
The books cover the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from just before 180 to 1453 and beyond, concluding in 1590. They take as their material the behaviour and decisions that led to the decay and eventual fall of the Roman Empire in the East and West, offering an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell.
Gibbon is sometimes called the first “modern historian of ancient Rome.” By virtue of its mostly objective approach and highly accurate use of reference material, Gibbon’s work was adopted as a model for the methodologies of 19th and 20th century historians. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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M4B Audiobook 19-32 (149MB)
M4B Audiobook 33-47 (149MB)
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. Volume I was published in 1776, and went through six printings (a remarkable feat for its time). Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 1788-89. The original volumes were published as quartos, a common publishing practice of the time.
The books cover the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from just before 180 to 1453 and beyond, concluding in 1590. They take as their material the behaviour and decisions that led to the decay and eventual fall of the Roman Empire in the East and West, offering an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell.
Gibbon is sometimes called the first “modern historian of ancient Rome.” By virtue of its mostly objective approach and highly accurate use of reference material, Gibbon’s work was adopted as a model for the methodologies of 19th and 20th century historians. (Summary from Wikipedia)
For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.
For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org
M4B Audiobook 01-18 (244MB)
M4B Audiobook 19-32 (149MB)
M4B Audiobook 33-47 (149MB)
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michael jon houston
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April 17, 2021
Subject: the "w" is silent when pronouncing the word "sword".
Subject: the "w" is silent when pronouncing the word "sword".
section #1 @ 22:20 ,...to hear "swords" pronounced with a non-silenced "w" made me wary of the rest of Volume 4.,...still I'm grateful the reader volunteered his time for this great service. I'm quite sure I couldn't read more than a few paragraphs aloud without making mistakes of some sort, especially with all the unfamiliar sounding places and names. Thank-you to ALL you Librivox readers!
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