The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE I THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE II THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE III THE DECLINE & FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE IV THE DECLINE & FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE V THE DECLINE & FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE VI THE DECLINE & FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE VII

A row of matching book spines shows the volumes of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire becoming increasingly damaged and deteriorated from left to right. The visual joke treats the physical condition of the books as a literal representation of the empire’s decline, making it useful as a reaction to gradual deterioration, decay, or things falling apart over time.

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