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Review of Edward Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

At 3,928 pages, this is the longest book I’ve ever read. Writing elegantly, Gibbon records hundreds of stories that show through the rulers of the Roman empire, man’s inherent greed, ambition, and immorality while also presenting though much less frequently, … Continue reading

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