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The phrase Middle Ages tells us more about the Renaissance that followed it
than it does about the era itself.
EDWARD GIBBON
-His most important work, the history of The Decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire, was publish in six volumes between 1776.
ROMAN EMPIRE
-Was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788 and is known for the
quality and irony of its prose.
ROMULUS AUGUSTUS
-Roman Emperor and alleged usurper who ruled the Western Roman Empire
from October 31 AD until September 4 AD 476.