Books That Matter: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

The Theory and Practice of History

Educational Mar 3, 2017 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E4: It's no accident that the Decline and Fall survives as a great work of history. Here, explore how Gibbon understood the role of the historian; consider what he thought of Hume, Voltaire, and other Enlightenment writers; and discover how he revolutionized the use of extensive documentation in his work.

Educational Mar 3, 2017 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2017
Run Time: 29 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.