Great Books of the Western World (Book 37) : Gibbon
Mortimer J. Adler
- 4th
- Chicago Encyclopaedia Britannica 1993
- xxvi, 900 Pages 23X15 cm HB
- Great Books of the Western World (Book 37) .
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The author makes the point that in this abridgement he has adhered to Gibbon's style, format, planning, and footnotes, and has made only selective exclusions. The history covers the centuries from Marcus Aurelius to the capture of Constantinople, and concludes with an epilogue dealing with medieval Rome and the dawn of the Renaissance.
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Rome (Empire)
Byzantine Empire
937.06
Include Maps
The author makes the point that in this abridgement he has adhered to Gibbon's style, format, planning, and footnotes, and has made only selective exclusions. The history covers the centuries from Marcus Aurelius to the capture of Constantinople, and concludes with an epilogue dealing with medieval Rome and the dawn of the Renaissance.
0852295316
Rome (Empire)
Byzantine Empire
937.06