Is “the fall of the roman empire” by Edward Gibbon considered a reliable source?

by Independent_Ad_2912

So i’ve started my reading journey of learning more and more about the roman empire, and I’ve stumbled across the works of Edward Gibbon. The book itself seemed quite reliable but I’ve heard that it has some biases within it, is it a reliable source i could use for future reference or should i take it with a grain of salt?

Bodark43

Questions about Gibbon's work pop up regularly and are answered, but u/calorie_man replied thoroughly to one that also mentioned grains of salt:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ebs87h/what_should_be_read_with_a_grain_of_salt_in/fb7p05l/?context=3

u/royalsanguinus also had a good answer :

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/oh0kvu/how_reliable_is_edward_gibbons_the_history_of_the/h4mvk81/?context=3