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Exploring Gibbons' Insights on Rome's Decline

This chapter explores Edward Gibbon's insights from 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire', particularly the role of Christianity in shaping civic virtue. It also analyzes Gibbon's historical framing of the term 'Byzantine' and his rationale for extending Rome's history to 1453, emphasizing the continuity of the Eastern Roman Empire.

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