Edward Gibbon

Events

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Episodes

2

Years

1764

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Edward Gibbon, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Gibbon Conceives the Idea for The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

   1764

   Role: British essayist, historian, and author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

   1. 1October 1764 · RomeArrival in Rome

      Gibbon and Guise arrived in Rome in early October 1764 after traveling from Florence.

   2. 215 October 1764 · Ruins of the Capitol, RomeCapitoline Vision

      Gibbon conceived the idea for his history while sitting in the ruins of the Capitol on October 15, 1764.

Sources

1. Edward Gibbon Wikipedia
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Wikipedia