The history of the fall and decline of the Roman Empire is one of the most influential and ambitious works of European literature. Edward Gibbon presents us with the fate of one of the world's greatest cultural empires, over a period spanning thirteen centuries, focusing on the leaders, wars, and society, as well as the events that led to its catastrophic collapse. In volumes three and four, Gibbon vividly describes the barbarian attacks under leaders such as Alaric and Attila, who ultimately seized and destroyed the West. He then examines the events in the East, where the successes of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and the campaigns of General Belisarius could not conceal the fundamental weaknesses of their empire.

Pages: 1024, Dimensions: 13x13cm