Edward Gibbon and Arnold Toynbee were both members of Parliament. While Gibbon was a English historian, Toynbee was a British historian. Gibbon was known for his irony in prose, and he looked upon Rome with the greatest respect. He also viewed the fall of Rome as a unavoidable disaster that was due to its great amount of power, and he was very surprised on how long Rome eventually did last. Arnold Toynbee did not like the idea of Christianity and believed that it was a major problem. He believed that the growth and popularity of Christianity caused Rome to eventually fall, and he believed that Rome destroyed itself.
"Arnold Toynbee - Christianity and Civilization." Welcome to MYRIOBIBLOS - The Etext Library of the Church of Greece. Web. 19 Mar. 2010. http://www.myriobiblos.gr/texts/english/toynbee.html
"Medieval Sourcebook: Gibbon: The Fall of the Roman Empire." FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 19 Mar. 2010. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source
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