The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
/ðə dɪˌklaɪn ən ˌfɔːl əv ðə ˌrəʊmən ˈempaɪə(r)/
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- a historical work in six books (1776-88) written by the English historian Edward Gibbon. It covers the history of Europe from Rome in the first century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Its full title is The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, but it is usually referred to simply as Gibbon's Decline and Fall
罗马帝国的衰败：英国历史学家爱德华·吉本（Edward Gibbon）撰写的六本历史著作（1776-88）。它涵盖了从公元一世纪的罗马到1453年君士坦丁堡陷落的欧洲历史。其全称是《罗马帝国的衰落与衰落历史》，但通常简称为长臂猿的衰落与衰落。