<human>:  What is the author’s name for the book ‘A History of the Roman Empire’?
<bot>: The author of A History of the Roman Empire is called Edward Gibbon. He was an English historian who wrote the book between 1776 and 1788. He is best known for his multi-volume work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, which is considered one of the most influential works of historical non-fiction ever written.