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Edward Gibbon (May 8, 1737Gibbon's birthday is on May 8 1737 according to the Gregorian calendar, and on April 27 of the same year according to the Julian calendar, which was in use in England at the time of his birth. - January 16, 1794) is arguably the most influential historian to write in English. His magnum opus, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is a groundbreaking work whose influence endures to this day.
Life
Gibbon was born in Putney, then a town by the river Thames, near London, England. His grandfather had made and lost the family fortune in the South Sea Bubble. Gibbon was the only child, and he described himself as "a weakly child" in his memoirs. His mother died when he was 10 years old, after which he attended Kingston Grammar School, staying at the boarding house of his favorite "Aunt Kitty", followed by Westminster School at the age of 11. At the age of 14, he was sent by his father to Magdalen College at the University of Oxford, where he enrolled as a gentleman-commoner.
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The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. - Edward Gibbon
bfscribner (Brenda Scribner) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:11:51 -0000
The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. - Edward Gibbon
RT @Virtual_Guru: Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.~Edward Gibbon
ethos3 (Ethos3) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:34:43 -0000
RT @Virtual_Guru: Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.~Edward Gibbon
Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.~Edward Gibbon
Virtual_Guru (Jennifer Rai) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:19:08 -0000
Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.~Edward Gibbon
We improve ourselves by victories over ourself. There must be contests, and you must win.-Edward Gibbon
cyrusShami (Cyrus Shami) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:21:04 -0000
We improve ourselves by victories over ourself. There must be contests, and you must win.-Edward Gibbon
"Our work is the presentation of our capabilities." ~Edward Gibbon #quote
roomynaqvy (Roomy Naqvy) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:52:21 -0000
"Our work is the presentation of our capabilities." ~Edward Gibbon #quote
"History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind." ~Edward Gibbon #quote
roomynaqvy (Roomy Naqvy) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:51:49 -0000
"History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind." ~Edward Gibbon #quote
Best of Gibbon's Decline and Fall - Quotations and commentary selected from Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Ideas and advice of relevance to society and life today, in the superb language of the 18th century.
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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Complete online HTML text, extensively annotated, with references cross-linked to the Encyclopedia of the Self.
Edward Gibbon, Historian of the Roman Empire, Part I - Essay by Eugene Y. C. Ho originally published in Issue 30 (Apr-Jun 1994) of the Hong Kong intellectual journal Intellectus, to commemorate Gibbon's bicentennial. Describes Gibbon's life, the writing of the Decline and Fall, and the text itself; Part II discusses major themes, prose style, and flaws.
Follies of Elagabalus - Excerpt from Vol. I., Chapter 6 of the Decline and Fall, including footnotes.
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - etext at CCEL.
Tom Moran's Edward Gibbon Page - Commentary on Gibbon's life, writing style, and view of religion. Also provides links to e-texts and brief reviews of printings.
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