History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. IV
Edward Gibbon
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Length 21 h 54 min
Chapters 47
First published 1788
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. The books cover the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from just before 180 to 1453 and beyond, concluding in 1590. They take as their material the behavior and decisions that led to the decay and eventual fall of the Roman Empire in the East and West, offering an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell. Gibbon is sometimes called the first “modern historian of ancient Rome.” By virtue of its mostly objective approach and highly accurate use of reference material, Gibbon’s work was adopted as a model for the methodologies of 19th and 20th century historians. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Chapter XXXIX: Gothic Kingdom of Italy Pt. 1 Read by Bryan Ness 31:15
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Chapter XXXIX: Gothic Kingdom of Italy Pt. 2 Read by Ernst Schnell 6:57
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Chapter XXXIX: Gothic Kingdom of Italy Pt. 3 Read by Claude Banta 27:50
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Chapter XL: Reign Of Justinian Pt. 1 Read by ontheroad 22:21
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Chapter XL: Reign Of Justinian Pt. 2 Read by ontheroad 27:35
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Chapter XL: Reign Of Justinian Pt. 3 Read by Claude Banta 27:39
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Chapter XL: Reign Of Justinian Pt. 4 Read by Claude Banta 35:45
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Chapter XL: Reign Of Justinian Pt. 5 Read by Claude Banta 33:46
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Chapter XLI: Conquests Of Justinian, Charact Of Balisarius Pt. 1 Read by ontheroad 32:07
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Chapter XLI: Conquests Of Justinian, Charact Of Balisarius Pt. 2 Read by ontheroad 27:17
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Chapter XLI: Conquests Of Justinian, Charact Of Balisarius Pt. 3 Read by ontheroad 54:53
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Chapter XLI: Conquests Of Justinian, Charact Of Balisarius Pt. 4 Read by ontheroad 25:09
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Chapter XLI: Conquests Of Justinian, Charact Of Balisarius Pt. 5 Read by ontheroad 24:47
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Chapter XLII: State Of The Barbaric World Pt. 1 Read by Sibella Denton 26:07
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Chapter XLII: State Of The Barbaric World Pt. 2 Read by Sibella Denton 22:57
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Chapter XLII: State Of The Barbaric World Pt. 3 Read by TriciaG 28:34
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Chapter XLII: State Of The Barbaric World Pt. 4 Read by Cori Samuel 31:45
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Chapter XLIII: Last Victory And Death Of Belisarius, Death Of Justinian Pt. 1 Read by Måns Broo 28:56
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Chapter XLIII: Last Victory And Death Of Belisarius, Death Of Justinian Pt. 2 Read by Måns Broo 27:59
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Chapter XLIII: Last Victory And Death Of Belisarius, Death Of Justinian Pt. 3 Read by Måns Broo 30:11
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Chapter XLIII: Last Victory And Death Of Belisarius, Death Of Justinian Pt. 4 Read by Måns Broo and 1 other 25:14
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Chapter XLIV: Idea Of The Roman Jurisprudence Pt. 1 Read by Aringguth 8:19
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Chapter XLIV: Idea Of The Roman Jurisprudence Pt. 2 Read by Aringguth 15:55
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Chapter XLIV: Idea Of The Roman Jurisprudence Pt. 3 Read by Aringguth 17:33
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Chapter XLIV: Idea Of The Roman Jurisprudence Pt. 4 Read by Aringguth 19:00
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Chapter XLIV: Idea Of The Roman Jurisprudence Pt. 5 Read by Aringguth 27:17
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Chapter XLIV: Idea Of The Roman Jurisprudence Pt. 6 Read by Aringguth 21:36
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Chapter XLIV: Idea Of The Roman Jurisprudence Pt. 7 Read by Aringguth 25:07
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Chapter XLIV: Idea Of The Roman Jurisprudence Pt. 8 Read by Aringguth 14:40
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Chapter XLV: State Of Italy Under The Lombards Pt. 1 Read by Claude Banta 29:43
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Chapter XLV: State Of Italy Under The Lombards Pt. 2 Read by Claude Banta 33:06
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Chapter XLV: State Of Italy Under The Lombards Pt. 3 Read by ontheroad 24:22
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Chapter XLVI: Troubles In Persia Pt. 1 Read by Sibella Denton 30:14
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Chapter XLVI: Troubles In Persia Pt. 2 Read by Sibella Denton 27:48
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Chapter XLVI: Troubles In Persia Pt. 3 Read by Sibella Denton 33:24
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Chapter XLVI: Troubles In Persia Pt. 4 Read by Sibella Denton 25:30
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Chapter XLVII: Ecclesiastical Discord Pt. 1 Read by Tonia 22:19
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Chapter XLVII: Ecclesiastical Discord Pt. 2 Read by Tonia 24:08
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Chapter XLVII: Ecclesiastical Discord Pt. 3 Read by Philippa 24:57
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Chapter XLVII: Ecclesiastical Discord Pt. 4 Read by Philippa 27:41
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Chapter XLVII: Ecclesiastical Discord Pt. 5 Read by Philippa 34:09
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Chapter XLVII: Ecclesiastical Discord Pt. 6 Read by Philippa 15:48
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Chapter XLVIII: Succession And Characters Of The Greek Emperors Pt. 1 Read by Lizzie Driver 36:17
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Chapter XLVIII: Succession And Characters Of The Greek Emperors Pt. 2 Read by Lizzie Driver 43:30
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Chapter XLVIII: Succession And Characters Of The Greek Emperors Pt. 3 Read by Lizzie Driver 39:40
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Chapter XLVIII: Succession And Characters Of The Greek Emperors Pt. 4 Read by Lizzie Driver 47:31
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Chapter XLVIII: Succession And Characters Of The Greek Emperors Pt. 5 Read by Lizzie Driver 45:20
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