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Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 04

by Edward Gibbon

Translated by Davide Bertolotti

"Storia della decadenza e rovina dell'impero romano, volume 04" by Edward Gibbon is the fourth volume of a historical work published between 1776-1789. This monumental six-volume history traces Western civilization from the Roman Empire's height through Constantinople's fall in 1453. Gibbon spent much of his life crafting this work, using primary sources in ways unusual for his time. His analysis explores the decisions and behaviors that led to Rome's gradual decline and eventual collapse, establishing him as the first modern historian of ancient Rome.

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