Gibbon — The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Gibbon's vast, elegant history tracing Rome's collapse over more than a thousand years. Celebrated for its ironic style, it is a landmark of Enlightenment historical writing.

Sources for Gibbon — The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

• Open primary source
• Internet Archive (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — first edition, 1776)