Books That Matter: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

The Greatness of Gibbon’s Decline and Fall

Educational Mar 3, 2017 32 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E1: Ground your understanding of Gibbon's masterpiece. Why was Rome so important to Gibbon and his readers? What makes the periodic style so essential to the Decline and Fall's accessibility? Why should we want to read it today in the 21st century?

Educational Mar 3, 2017 32 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2017
Run Time: 32 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.