History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 2

Author: Edward Gibbon
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: In the study of the rise and fall of ancient Rome, Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has become a masterpiece of broad vision, profound scholarship, extensive research, and elegant prose. The main thesis of this monumental work is that Rome fell due to the barbarians and Christianity. The author "accepted the views of natural theology spread by French Enlightenment thinkers, thereby acquiring the tools to critically examine Christian doctrines and creeds in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." (Preface to the Chinese Translation by Commercial Press)