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


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(4.3 stars; 92 reviews)

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. Volume I was published in 1776, and went through six printings (a remarkable feat for its time). Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 1788-89. The original volumes were published as quartos, a common publishing practice of the time.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 behaviour 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) (19 hr 50 min)

Kapitel

Introduction and Prefaces 14:21 Gelesen von Kirsten Ferreri
Chapter I: Part 1 16:14 Gelesen von Chris Chapman
Chapter I: Part 2 23:11 Gelesen von Chris Chapman
Chapter I: Part 3 34:24 Gelesen von Chris Chapman
Chapter II: Part 1 12:54 Gelesen von Sibella Denton
Chapter II: Part 2 17:37 Gelesen von Sibella Denton
Chapter II: Part 3 15:42 Gelesen von Sibella Denton
Chapter II: Part 4 17:23 Gelesen von Sibella Denton
Chapter III: Part 1 23:42 Gelesen von Christie Nowak
Chapter III: Part 2 24:38 Gelesen von Christie Nowak
Chapter IV: Part 1 20:58 Gelesen von Gesine
Chapter IV: Part 2 24:13 Gelesen von ontheroad
Chapter V: Part 1 25:47 Gelesen von Jim Mowatt
Chapter V: Part 2 29:36 Gelesen von Jim Mowatt
Chapter VI: Part 1 17:11 Gelesen von ontheroad
Chapter VI: Part 2 22:43 Gelesen von ontheroad
Chapter VI: Part 3 21:03 Gelesen von ontheroad
Chapter VI: Part 4 23:32 Gelesen von ontheroad
Chapter VII: Part 1 33:45 Gelesen von krithiga
Chapter VII: Part 2 28:31 Gelesen von Robin Cotter
Chapter VII: Part 3 5:07 Gelesen von Robin Cotter
Chapter VIII: Part 1 10:54 Gelesen von Julian Jamison
Chapter VIII: Part 2 28:15 Gelesen von Julian Jamison
Chapter IX: Part 1 & 2 28:12 Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
Chapter IX: Part 3 25:19 Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
Chapter X: Part 1 16:57 Gelesen von Lizzie Driver
Chapter X: Part 2 22:52 Gelesen von Lizzie Driver
Chapter X: Part 3 31:44 Gelesen von Lizzie Driver
Chapter X: Part 4 35:47 Gelesen von Lizzie Driver
Chapter XI: Part 1 26:34 Gelesen von krithiga
Chapter XI: Part 2 20:41 Gelesen von Måns Broo
Chapter XI: Part 3 27:25 Gelesen von Måns Broo
Chapter XII: Part 1 32:47 Gelesen von Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Chapter XII: Part 2 37:31 Gelesen von Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Chapter XII: Part 3 25:15 Gelesen von Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Chapter XIII: Part 1 25:02 Gelesen von Justin Brett
Chapter XIII: Part 2 28:12 Gelesen von Justin Brett
Chapter XIII: Part 3 33:12 Gelesen von Justin Brett
Chapter XIII: Part 4 33:12 Gelesen von Justin Brett
Chapter XIV: Part 1 24:48 Gelesen von Justin Brett
Chapter XIV: Part 2 26:07 Gelesen von Justin Brett
Chapter XIV: Part 3 32:16 Gelesen von Justin Brett
Chapter XIV: Part 4 23:07 Gelesen von Justin Brett
Chapter XV: Part 1 13:42 Gelesen von ontheroad
Chapter XV: Part 2 16:45 Gelesen von ontheroad
Chapter XV: Part 3 17:34 Gelesen von Cori Samuel
Chapter XV: Part 4 21:25 Gelesen von Cori Samuel
Chapter XV: Part 5 17:18 Gelesen von Måns Broo
Chapter XV: Part 6 17:58 Gelesen von Måns Broo
Chapter XV: Part 7 23:08 Gelesen von Måns Broo
Chapter XV: Part 8 14:35 Gelesen von Måns Broo
Chapter XV: Part 9 12:15 Gelesen von Måns Broo

Bewertungen

Incredible!!!


(5 stars)

This is a phenomenal achievement, simply phenomenal! It is such a literary as well as historical classic and this version does it full justice. I think this is a real landmark achievement and anyone interested in history will find it fascinating. All of life is here.... can't help repeating myself, but this is a magnum opus achievement, every history student should know about this BRILLIANT recording.


(4 stars)

Some very good readers, butt also some very bad reader with strong accents and no understanding of the subject matter. However this was still incredibly informative.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire


(5 stars)

My thanks to all of you who volunteer your time to read these great books. Just to let you know it is fantastic.

An arduous but excellent recording


(4 stars)

Gibbon. I've had the books for years and not cracked them open. Thanks team!

Illuminating


(5 stars)

An incomparable gem of wisdom that shows the inner nature of man and society.

Overall great narration


(5 stars)

There are many different narrators here, but the average level is high.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 1


(5 stars)

Excellent!!!! And wonderfully read by each and every volunteer. Those who take issue should: 1. Volunteer their own time and perhaps read a book not in their own language before they comment. It’s a book written and then translated into English. The accents are distinct and easily understood. The slower pace at times merely gives your brain time to assimilate. What a wondrous work and 🙏🏻🙌🏻👏🏻 to all the volunteers who take time to read these tomes so I can “read” them while I work the vines 11 months out of the year. I’m well into the second volume!


(2 stars)

Justin Brett is the runaway star of this otherwise poorly read book; if only he could have read Gibbon’s entire oeuvre, what a masterpiece it would’ve been! How many more “readers” would’ve lapped it up! Let’s see how Volume II shapes up…