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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. VI

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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) (18 hr 46 min)

Chapters

Chapter LIX: The Crusades Part I

31:05

Read by TriciaG

Chapter LIX: The Crusades Part II

31:13

Read by Cori Samuel

Chapter LIX: The Crusades Part III

34:15

Read by Cori Samuel

Chapter LX: The Fourth Crusade Part I

44:03

Read by Andrew Coleman

Chapter LX: The Fourth Crusade Part II

35:40

Read by Andrew Coleman

Chapter LX: The Fourth Crusade Part III

40:38

Read by Andrew Coleman

Chapter LXI: Partition Of The Empire By The French And Venetians Part I

34:01

Read by Dick Durette

Chapter LXI: Partition Of The Empire By The French And Venetians Part II

30:38

Read by Andrew Coleman

Chapter LXI: Partition Of The Empire By The French And Venetians Part III

20:52

Read by Andrew Coleman

Chapter LXI: Partition Of The Empire By The French And Venetians Part IV

25:26

Read by Andrew Coleman

Chapter LXII: Greek Emperors Of Nice And Constantinople Part I

26:47

Read by Sibella Denton

Chapter LXII: Greek Emperors Of Nice And Constantinople Part II

23:25

Read by Sibella Denton

Chapter LXII: Greek Emperors Of Nice And Constantinople Part III

13:56

Read by Sibella Denton

Chapter LXIII: Civil Wars And The Ruin Of The Greek Empire Part I

28:21

Read by Lizzie Driver

Chapter LXIII: Civil Wars And The Ruin Of The Greek Empire Part II

37:22

Read by Lizzie Driver

Chapter LXIV: Moguls, Ottoman Turks Part I

9:01

Read by Caroline Fokke

Chapter LXIV: Moguls, Ottoman Turks Part II

28:55

Read by Anna Simon

Chapter LXIV: Moguls, Ottoman Turks Part III

34:15

Read by Varra Unreal

Chapter LXIV: Moguls, Ottoman Turks Part IV

23:30

Read by MorganScorpion

Chapter LXV: Elevation Of Timour Or Tamerlane, And His Death Part I

26:00

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Chapter LXV: Elevation Of Timour Or Tamerlane, And His Death Part II

26:38

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Chapter LXV: Elevation Of Timour Or Tamerlane, And His Death Part III

35:45

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Chapter LXVI: Union Of The Greek And Latin Churches Part I

21:45

Read by Sibella Denton

Chapter LXVI: Union Of The Greek And Latin Churches Part II

22:28

Read by Sibella Denton

Chapter LXVI: Union Of The Greek And Latin Churches Part III

21:58

Read by Sibella Denton

Chapter LXVI: Union Of The Greek And Latin Churches Part IV

25:53

Read by Sibella Denton

Chapter LXVII: Schism Of The Greeks And Latins Part I

27:34

Read by Måns Broo

Chapter LXVII: Schism Of The Greeks And Latins Part II

26:05

Read by Måns Broo

Chapter LXVIII: Reign Of Mahomet II, Part I

20:40

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Chapter LXVIII: Reign Of Mahomet II, Part II

24:12

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Chapter LXVIII: Reign Of Mahomet II, Part III

24:49

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Chapter LXVIII: Reign Of Mahomet II, Part IV

31:08

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Chapter LXIX: State Of Rome From The Twelfth Century Part I

27:04

Read by Kristine Bekere

Chapter LXIX: State Of Rome From The Twelfth Century Part II

17:07

Read by Kristine Bekere

Chapter LXIX: State Of Rome From The Twelfth Century Part III

29:38

Read by Kristine Bekere

Chapter LXIX: State Of Rome From The Twelfth Century Part IV

20:06

Read by Kristine Bekere

Chapter LXX: Final Settlement Of The Ecclesiastical State Part I

21:32

Read by Philippa

Chapter LXX: Final Settlement Of The Ecclesiastical State Part II

23:21

Read by Philippa

Chapter LXX: Final Settlement Of The Ecclesiastical State Part III

30:43

Read by Philippa

Chapter LXX: Final Settlement Of The Ecclesiastical State Part IV

22:02

Read by Philippa

Chapter LXXI: Prospect Of The Ruins Of Rome In The Fifteenth Century Part I

23:25

Read by ontheroad

Chapter LXXI: Prospect Of The Ruins Of Rome In The Fifteenth Century Part II

23:06

Read by ontheroad

Bewertungen

(3,5 Sterne)

At the very end they did it to themselves. A contemporary warning. There are a couple of chapters that were so accent filled as to be ununderstandable. Just skip them and continue.

(2,5 Sterne)

When the readers are good, they are excellent. When they are bad, they are absolutely unintelligible (chapter 64, part 2). Also, there are portions missing in chapters 59 (12 pages) and 64 (2 pages).