The Part IIGibbon, Edward1737-1794creatorMadoc, Philip.Jason, Neville.Mead, Gary.sound recording-nonmusicalhistoryAudiobooks.History.Audiobooks.gwPlace of publication not identified]Naxos Audiobooks℗19981997monographicengxxxiv, 1056 pages ; Maps ; 20 cm."This six-disc recording covers the final three volumes of Gibbon's work, tracing ten centuries in the life of the eastern half of the empire, whose capital city was Constantinople. Among the many figures who stride across Gibbon's stage here are the emperor Justinian I, a noble statesman and successful warrior, brought low by his lascivious wife, the former prostitute Theodora; the murdering Basil I, a peasant who nonetheless proved himself a worthy figure upon which to drape the purple; and the final emperor of all, Constantine XI, who died on the battlements of Constantinople in 1453, valiantly fighting a losing battle to prevent the Turks from gaining a city they had craved for centuries"--Container.adultEdward Gibbon.Abridged by Gary Mead.Program notes inserted into container by Gary Mead."Classic literature with classical music"--Container."Classic non-fiction"--Container.Read by Philip Madoc with Neville Jason.Produced by Nicolas Soames.Compact discs.e------aw-----ff-----mm----- 30 B.C.-476 A.D fast AudiobooksAudiobooksRomeHistoryEmpire, 30 B.C.-476 A.DByzantine EmpireHistoryByzantine EmpireRome (Empire)SDD 37339DG311 .G56 1997937.06 GIB9789626341223NA612212 NAXOS AudiobooksNA612222 NAXOS AudiobooksNA612232 NAXOS AudiobooksNA612242 NAXOS AudiobooksNA612252 NAXOS AudiobooksNA612262 NAXOS AudiobooksIGA00122820260515181854.021610801eng