The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire. Lecture 1 of 6. 1776: Gibbon Frames the Question « Series from 2026

Edward Gibbon sought to write a history that was free from the traditional beliefs that the rise and fall of empires were due either to "the Hand of God," or "the whims of Fate," or "the Destiny of a People." A short synopsis of the end of the Republic.