The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

This is the second volume of Edward Gibbon's monumental work on the Roman Empire. Gibbon traces the history of Rome from the reign of Constantine the Great to the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453. This volume covers a pivotal period of Roman history, exploring the political and religious upheavals that shaped the empire's later years.
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