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1. Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

   By Edward Gibbon

   Series: Early Sources in Classics

   Few books of scholarship have held up so well to public attention over the last two hundred years. At a time when the materials for this history were scant, a mind as great as Gibbon's was able to absorb everything known on the subject and dominate it with his historical erudition and inimitable...

   Published June 4th 1997 by Routledge
2. The History of Rome

   By Theodor Mommsen

   Series: Early Sources in Classics

   Mommsen's The History of Rome was a major influence on the concept of ancient history during the last half of the nineteenth century. His book was translated into every major language and gained favour with a huge international public. It has remained the most indispensable core work in the field...

   Published September 4th 1996 by Routledge