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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not your everyday read, but I enjoyed it immensely
Long. Very enjoyable though, even if sometimes dry. Gibbon has a wit about him. And if you are interested in linguistics and history, the way in which he uses words is an interesting foray into the changes in the English language since the book's writing.
Published on May 17, 2009 by George
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3 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
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MISUNDERSTANDING OF BYZANTIUM
Historians agree today that this book is responsible for the modern misunderstanding of Byzantium. Think of only what the labeling "Byzantine" means today. If you want to know more about Byzantium start with one of the books on the empire by Sir Steven Runciman.
Published on June 28, 2005 by matei
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not your everyday read, but I enjoyed it immensely,
This review is from: Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) (Paperback)
Long. Very enjoyable though, even if sometimes dry. Gibbon has a wit about him. And if you are interested in linguistics and history, the way in which he uses words is an interesting foray into the changes in the English language since the book's writing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
28 Selected chapters pulled from various volumes,
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This review is from: Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) (Paperback)
Great book and very thorough on what it covers, but jumps through time. I would prefer to have each volume individually and in chronological order. that's what I thought I was buying. description was unclear.
12 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
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This review is from: Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) (Paperback)
This is a great read. It has absolutly everything you could hope for in a book. I loved the decline and I especially loved the fall.
3 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
MISUNDERSTANDING OF BYZANTIUM,
By matei (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) (Paperback)
Historians agree today that this book is responsible for the modern misunderstanding of Byzantium. Think of only what the labeling "Byzantine" means today. If you want to know more about Byzantium start with one of the books on the empire by Sir Steven Runciman.
3 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Author is Anti-Catholic,
By Michael (South Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) (Paperback)
In case no one knows or wonders why they might have a sour taste from this book, its because of Gibbon's espousing very Anti-Christian twisted sentiments in this book.
Don't believe me? Go to the Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Pages 564-65 clearly demonstrate his hatred for Christianity. This book is garbage...please discard and do not give to anyone you care about. |
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Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) by Edward Gibbon (Paperback - December 5, 1999)
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