The decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Part II / Edward Gibbon.

By:

Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794

Contributor(s):

Material type:

SoundPublisher number: NA612212 | NAXOS AudiobooksNA612222 | NAXOS AudiobooksNA612232 | NAXOS AudiobooksNA612242 | NAXOS AudiobooksNA612252 | NAXOS AudiobooksNA612262 | NAXOS AudiobooksPublication details: [Place of publication not identified] : Naxos Audiobooks, ℗1998.Description: xxxiv, 1056 pages ; Maps ; 20 cmContent type:

spoken word

Media type:

audio

Carrier type:

audio disc

ISBN:

9789626341223

Uniform titles:

History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

937.06 GIB 21

LOC classification:

SDD 37339
DG311 .G56 1997

Production credits:

Produced by Nicolas Soames.

Read by Philip Madoc with Neville Jason.Summary: "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.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

No physical items for this record

Abridged by Gary Mead.

Program notes inserted into container by Gary Mead.

"Classic literature with classical music"--Container.

"Classic non-fiction"--Container.

Produced by Nicolas Soames.

Read by Philip Madoc with Neville Jason.

"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.

Compact discs.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.