The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Part 1 Volume 1 Chapters 1-5

Please join us for a discussion and read through over the next year on Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Please read Volume 1 Chapters 1-5 for this Meetup.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, sometimes shortened to Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, is a six-volume work by the English historian Edward Gibbon. The six volumes cover, from 98 to 1590, the peak of the Roman Empire, the history of early Christianity and its emergence as the Roman state religion, the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, the rise of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane and the fall of Byzantium, as well as discussions on the ruins of Ancient Rome.

Online Text Link:
https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/25717/pg25717-images.html#vol01

Amazon Purchase Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Decline-Empire-Volumes-Everymans-Library/dp/0307700763