The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Gibbon Bury Volume 2

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireEdited in Seven Volumes with Introduction, Notes, Appendices, and Index\nAuthor(s): Edward Gibbon, J. B. Bury\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108050722, 978-1108050722\nSynopsis\nThe pre-eminent historian of his day, Edward Gibbon [tel] produced his magnum opus in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. Reissued here is the authoritative seven-volume edition prepared by J. B. Bury [tel] between 1896 and 1900. Immediately and widely acclaimed, Gibbon's work remains justly famous for its magisterial account of Roman imperialism and Christianity from the first century CE through to the fall of Constantinople and beyond. Innovative in its use of primary sources and notable for its tone of religious scepticism, this epic narrative stands as a masterpiece of English literature and historical scholarship. Volume 2 seeks to explain the rise of Christi.