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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Product Description
Charts the gradual collapse of Roman rule, from Augustus (23 BC to AD 14) to the first of the Barbarian kings, Odoacer (476-490 AD). It documents the corruption and depravity, and the great achievements of various emperors. The music includes overtures by Schumann and symphonies by Raff.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1055478 in Books
- Published on: 1995-11
- Format: Abridged
- Original language: English
- Binding: Audio Cassette
Editorial Reviews
From AudioFile
With sweeping grandeur, Gibbon's masterpiece is enhanced by Naxos' production, which includes dramatic, classical music and two British narrators whose voices ooze with intellectual authority. The music--often somber--soars into majestic crescendos as the fate of the great Empire is sealed. Between straight readings of the text, one of the narrators announces a summary of the next chapter or two, an abridging technique particularly effective here. Little, if any, of the effect of Gibbon's accessible and profound prose is lost, even when detail must perforce vanish. A gripping history, this is superbly presented by Naxos. D.W. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
