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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, The
     
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, The
(1776-88) a series of six historical books written by Edward Gibbon, which tell the story of the Roman Empire from the 1st century AD to the 15th century. It is one of the greatest historical works ever written in English.
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