Download or read book The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire written by Edward Gibbon and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1998 with total page 1094 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published between 1776 and 1788, this text is acknowledged as a masterpiece of English historical writing. Covering the history of Europe from the 2nd-century AD, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, this edition includes footnotes, explanatory comments, and a precis of the chapters not included.