The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire – Part 2
Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire occupies an immortal place in the pantheon of historical masterpieces. This six-disc recording covers the final three volumes of Gibbon’s work, tracing ten centuries in the life of the eastern half of the empire, whose capital city was Constantinople. Among the many figures who stride across Gibbon’s stage here are the emperor Justinian I, a noble statesman and successful warrior, brought low by his lascivious wife, the former prostitute Theodora; the murdering Basil I, a peasant who nonetheless proved himself a worthy figure upon which to drape the purple; and the final emperor of all, Constantine XI, who died on the battlements of Constantinople in 1453, valiantly fighting a losing battle to prevent the Turks from gaining a city they had craved for centuries. It is still the work that sets the standard for all histories of the period.
Author - Edward Gibbon.
Narrator - Philip Madoc.
Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Edward Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire occupies an immortal place in the pantheon of historical masterpieces. This six-disc recording covers the final three volumes of Gibbon’s work, tracing ten centuries in the life of the eastern half of the empire, whose capital city was Constantinople. Among the many figures who stride across Gibbon’s stage here are the emperor Justinian I, a noble statesman and successful warrior, brought low by his lascivious wife, the former prostitute Theodora; the murdering Basil I, a peasant who nonetheless proved himself a worthy figure upon which to drape the purple; and the final emperor of all, Constantine XI, who died on the battlements of Constantinople in 1453, valiantly fighting a losing battle to prevent the Turks from gaining a city they had craved for centuries. It is still the work that sets the standard for all histories of the period. Author - Edward Gibbon. Narrator - Philip Madoc. Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Duration:00:09:53
Chapter 7
Duration:00:04:07
Chapter 8
Duration:00:14:46
Chapter 9
Duration:00:12:36
Chapter 10
Duration:00:13:52
Chapter 11
Duration:00:10:11
Chapter 12
Duration:00:07:49
Chapter 13
Duration:00:10:27
Chapter 14
Duration:00:08:10
Chapter 15
Duration:00:08:59
Chapter 16
Duration:00:03:32
Chapter 17
Duration:00:07:52
Chapter 18
Duration:00:10:59
Chapter 19
Duration:00:10:34
Chapter 20
Duration:00:13:21
Chapter 21
Duration:00:07:47
Chapter 22
Duration:00:07:49
Chapter 23
Duration:00:08:00
Chapter 24
Duration:00:04:34
Chapter 25
Duration:00:13:27
Chapter 26
Duration:00:07:50
Chapter 27
Duration:00:06:44
Chapter 28
Duration:00:04:43
Chapter 29
Duration:00:10:20
Chapter 30
Duration:00:05:23
Chapter 31
Duration:00:02:59
Chapter 32
Duration:00:09:22
Chapter 33
Duration:00:05:41
Chapter 34
Duration:00:07:03
Chapter 35
Duration:00:08:07
Chapter 36
Duration:00:06:49
Chapter 37
Duration:00:09:05
Chapter 38
Duration:00:04:31
Chapter 39
Duration:00:07:47
Chapter 40
Duration:00:11:53
Chapter 41
Duration:00:03:36
Chapter 42
Duration:00:04:44
Chapter 43
Duration:00:03:02
Chapter 44
Duration:00:04:31
Chapter 45
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Chapter 46
Duration:00:07:03
Chapter 47
Duration:00:08:37
Chapter 48
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Chapter 49
Duration:00:06:20
Chapter 50
Duration:00:02:41
Chapter 51
Duration:00:04:17
Chapter 52
Duration:00:05:24
Chapter 53
Duration:00:16:51
Chapter 54
Duration:00:06:12
Chapter 55
Duration:00:02:29
Chapter 56
Duration:00:02:57
Chapter 57
Duration:00:02:10
Chapter 58
Duration:00:03:37
Chapter 59
Duration:00:05:59