Books that Matter: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Episode 4
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Books that Matter: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Episode 4
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Books that Matter: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017
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It's no accident that the Decline and Fall survives as a great work of history. Here, explore how Gibbon understood the role of the historian; consider what he thought of Hume, Voltaire, and other Enlightenment writers; and discover how he revolutionized the use of extensive documentation in his work
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