This third volume of Gibbon's masterful work on the history of the Roman Empire covers the period from the reign of the Emperor Gratian in 375 CE to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 CE. Gibbon charts the decline of the empire through the political and military failures of its rulers, as well as the social and economic pressures that contributed to its ultimate collapse.

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