Discover the secrets of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

A million and a half words, 2,500 pages long, and encompassing six volumes, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has made a lasting and consequential contribution to history. Whether you’re familiar with this masterpiece of literature or not, you’ll gain fascinating insights and discover modern parallels revealed by Harvard professor emeritus of literature Leo Damrosch and Chief of Brand, Ed Leon in this eye-opening edition of The Torch.

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Discover the secrets of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is an episode from The Torch: The Great Courses Podcast by Michael Howley.

This episode is 12:55 long.

This episode was published on Mar 7, 2017.

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