Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only historian to tackle the subject. Most of his ideas are directly taken from what few relevant records were available: those of the Roman moralists of the 4th and 5th centuries.
- ISBN10 1625584164
- ISBN13 9781625584168
- Publish Date 18 January 2013 (first published 19 June 2003)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Start Publishing
- Format eBook
- Pages 418
- Language English