Tag: Classical history
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume I
Review: In the second century of the Christian era the Empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth and the most civilized portion of mankind. Thus begins Edward Gibbons epic… epic is an understatement. More like massive, exhaustively researched history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Now, most people, myself Read more
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The History of the Peloponnesian War
Review: After Herodotus, the second great Classical work. Unlike Herodotus, Thucydides does not admit of the intervention of Gods, so it is essentially the first science based history. It was a tough read, it’s long and very dense. I needed my atlas of classical history to keep the numerous place names sorted as to location Read more