Roman history -2 bks ROMANS by Barrow + DECLINE & FALL of Roman Empire by Gibbon

Description: Two books on the history of Rome, 'Ancient Rome' that is. Both books were used as textbooks in the past. Bookstore stickers are on 'The Romans'. Both books have pages tanned with age, have light creases on the spine, some scattered underlining and notes in pencil (a few in ink too), but NO highlighting, There is wear to the covers especially near the spines (please see picture # 6). Acceptable used condition. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - abridged version (still 691 pages!) published by Penguin in 1985, isbn 0-14-043189-6. Gibbon wrote this history in the late 1700s. "Concentrating on the centuries from the age of Antonines to the fall of the Empire in the West, this volume chronicles 'the triumph of barbarism and religion' in the disruption of the unified Empire, the rise of Christianity, the progress of the Huns from China, and the revolt of the Goths. Never far below the surface of the magnificent narrative lies the sweeping Gibbonian irony, typified in Gibbon's famous definition of history as 'little more than the register of crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind." The Romans by R. H. Barrow - published by Penguin, isbn 0-14-013502-2, 219 pages, first published in 1949, this Penguin paperback is a 2nd printing 1990. "Rome never died: what made her immortal? What was the Roman character? What was the essence of Roman achievement, and how did the Romans help to fashion the foundations of European civilization?" From a smoke free and pet free home. I ship daily, Monday-Friday by USPS. These books will ship by Media Mail.Free, hassle free returns within 30 days. Thank you for your consideration :)

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Location: Radford, Virginia

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