The Decline and Fall of the Roman Emp..., Edward Gibbon
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Emp..., Edward Gibbon
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume IV

Author: Edward Gibbon

Narrator: David Timson

Unabridged: 24 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 06/30/2014


Synopsis

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 Gibbon’s 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 Gibbon’s footnotes. In Volume IV (Chapters XXXVII–XLVI), 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 ‘immoderate greatness’. 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.

About Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), an English historian and member of Parliament, had little formal education. He went to Oxford, but was forced to leave when he converted to Roman Catholicism. His family then sent him to Lausanne, where he was reconverted to Protestantism. His most important work, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian on June 13, 2019

Enough insight into how power and cultures still work to get you through the succession of characters you don’t care about, either.......more

Goodreads review by David on March 06, 2017

My bucket list reading journey through 15 centuries of Roman history is well along now; 2/3 completed, to be precise. With this brief review I conclude Volume 4, with 2 more Volumes to follow. This project began last September 22nd and one of the many things I’ve learned is just how much small incre......more

Goodreads review by Arnis on August 22, 2020

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Goodreads review by Can on July 22, 2024

Nihayet dördüncü cildin sonu. On sekizinci yüzyılda yazıldığını ihmal etmeden söylenmeli ki; Gibbon büyük bir alîm. Octavianus'dan Constantinus Palailogos'a, bu bin beş yüz yıllık macerada sanırım en ilham verici unsur; tarihin cesurdan yana olduğunun sağlamasını kavramak oldu.......more

Goodreads review by Carlos on September 30, 2012

Continuing the story after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Gibbon takes the opportunity to take the reader through the aftermath of fall of the western empire in Italy and the other regions of the western empire. Using the same powerfully descriptive style, Gibbon is able to give the reader a......more