History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon · 2000
Lindy Score
5,660·Classic
26 yrs
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3
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Why it endured
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon.
What they're saying
3 people recommend this book
Ryan HolidayAuthor & Stoic philosopher
“This is The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon. When I was in college I really wanted to read it but this set was like 150 dollars or something and so I told my parents that i needed it for class.”
Nassim Nicholas TalebAuthor & risk analyst
“When people ask me "what should I read", I used to avoid responding. Now, here is something necessary in anyone's ed pic.twitter.com/mxmabxeiTG”
Elon MuskCEO of Tesla & SpaceX
“There's obviously Gibbon's famous book about the decline and fall of the Roman Empire and how they had advanced technology in terms of roads, aqueducts, plumbing and so forth and then they basically forgot about it.”