“The authority of Plato and Aristotle, of Zeno and Epicurus, still reigned in the schools; and their systems, transmitted with blind deference from one generation of disciples to another, precluded every generous attempt to exercise the powers, or enlarge the limits, of the human mind.”
Quote by Edward Gibbon
Work
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1
This book is the first volume of Edward Gibbon's seminal work, which meticulously examines the rise, peak, and eventual fall of the Roman Empire. Gibbon's analysis covers a wide range of historical events and figures, providing a detailed narrative of the empire's transformation over centuries. more
Author
Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon was an English historian renowned for his magnum opus, 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'. His work has had a profound impact on historical studies. more
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