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Born	May 8, 1737 • England
Died	January 16, 1794 (aged 56) • London • England
Notable Works	“A Vindication of Some Passages in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Chapters of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” • “An Essay on the Study of Literature” • “Critical Observations on the Sixth Book of the Aeneid” • “Memoirs” • “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”
Subjects Of Study	Byzantine Empire • Roman Empire

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