The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empireaampampnbspis a sixvolume work by the English historianampampnbspEdward Gibbon. It traces Western civilization as well as theampampnbspIslamicampampnbspandampampnbspMongolianampampnbspconquests from theampampnbspheightampampnbspof theampampnbspRoman Empireampampnbspto theampampnbspfallampampnbspofampampnbspByzantium. VolumeampampnbspI was published in 1776 and went through six printings.ampampnbspVolumesampampnbspII and III were published in 1781ampampnbspvolumesampampnbspIV V and VI in 17881789.The six volumes cover the history from 98 to 1590 of theampampnbspRoman Empire the history ofampampnbspearly Christianityampampnbspand then of theampampnbspRoman State Church and the history of Europe and discusses theampampnbspdecline of the Roman Empireampampnbspamong other things.