4 edition of The decline and fall of the Roman Empire found in the catalog.
The decline and fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
Published
1955
by Encyclopaedia Britannica in Chicago, IL
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | by Edward Gibbon |
| Series | Great books of the Western World -- v. 40-41 |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | AC"1"G7 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 2 v. : |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL21142861M |
| LC Control Number | 55-10347 |
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