KnowraEdward GibbonLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Edward Gibbon, each with the reason it gives.All 11Broader topic 1Related 8Compared with 2Battle of AdrianopleRelated: His dramatic interpretation helped establish Adrianople as a landmark of Roman decline.Byzantine historiographyCompared with: Gibbon’s influential narrative of decline contrasts with Byzantine writers’ own accounts of Roman continuity.Pax RomanaRelated: His influential account framed the second century as a high point before decline.Battle of ToursRelated: His account helped popularize the claim that Tours halted Muslim expansion into Europe.SandwichRelated: His 1762 diary entry is an early known use of “sandwich” as a food name.Alaric IRelated: His influential narrative made Alaric’s sack a landmark episode in Rome’s decline.Popular historyRelated: His lucid, expansive narrative became an enduring model of history written beyond specialist circles.Byzantine studiesRelated: His influential account framed Byzantium through decline and later drew sustained criticism.The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireBroader topic: Gibbon’s experiences and outlook shaped the history’s judgments about Rome and Christianity.Ronald SymeCompared with: Gibbon’s broad narrative history contrasts with Syme’s close study of political elites and careers.Will DurantRelated: Gibbon’s literary, wide-ranging history offered a major model for later narrative historians, including Durant.