The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
/ðə dɪˌklaɪn ən ˌfɔːl əv ðə ˌrəʊmən ˈempaɪə(r)/
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- a historical work in six books (1776-88) written by the English historian Edward Gibbon. It covers the history of Europe from Rome in the first century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Its full title is The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, but it is usually referred to simply as Gibbon's Decline and Fall
英国历史学家爱德华·吉本 (Edward Gibbon) 撰写的六卷历史著作(1776-88 年)。它涵盖了从公元一世纪的罗马到1453年君士坦丁堡沦陷的欧洲历史。其全称是《罗马帝国衰亡史》,但通常简称为《吉本衰亡史》