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Why has the 1776 publication of Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire become so controversial?
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Decline and Fall is today mainly hailed as the first book of "modern" history writing. It has become not so much controversial today; it has become largely outdated. Gibbons moreover was a child of his time, so many judgements and viewpoints were distinctly 18th century; and our knowledge and study of source materiel is today vastly bigger than his. The book is still 'interesting' as a first effort at methodical history writing and scientific commentary, but for a solid insight in what caused the Roman Empire to crumble and finally desintegate, you simply have to read the books on the subject that have been written in the last 10-20 years.
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