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The Christians and the Fall of Rome, September 2005
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THE CHRISTIANS AND THE FALL OF ROME
By: Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon's subversive and iconoclastic description of the rise of Christianity inspired outrage upon publication, and remains one of the most eloquent and damning indictments of the delusory nature of faith.

Penguin Great Ideas Series
Penguin
September 2005
96 pages
ISBN: 0143036246
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Edward Gibbon's subversive and iconoclastic description of the rise of Christianity inspired outrage upon publication, and remains one of the most eloquent and damning indictments of the delusory nature of faith.

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