THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE

ROMAN EMPIRE

VOL. I.

THE HISTORY

OF THE

DECLINE AND FALL OF THE

ROMAN EMPIRE.

BY

EDWARD GIBBON

EDITED IN SEVEN VOLUMES

WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES, APPENDICES, AND INDEX

BY

J. B. BURY, M.A.

HON LITT. D. OF DURHAM

FELLOW AND TUTOR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN
PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY IN DUBLIN UNIVERSITY

IN SEVEN VOLUMES

VOL. I.

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