/pol aprove this book ? or is another good book influenced by a fat leftist liberal woman?
/pol aprove this book ? or is another good book influenced by a fat leftist liberal woman?
Lincoln Williams
Ayden King
If you're interested in Roman history, I would start with Gibbon's "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"
It's a challenging read -- I've only read the first 100 pages -- but it's well worth it. You can easily find free .pdfs of it online.
Luis Miller
>gibbon
It's shit mate. Seriously don't even bother with Roman history.
Wyatt Young
>recommending gibbon in 2017
Surely this has to be bai-
>I've only read the first 100 pages -- but it's well worth it.
Yep.
Hudson King
I've got A History of Rome to AD 565 sixth edition by Arthur E R Boak.
A relatively older academic book, but good and thorough, if a bit dry.
Ian Wright
The author is cancer ever since her statements. The book is mediocre though, it's basically a slice of life novel. I'd check out Mike Duncan's new book seeing as how his history of Rome podcasts were the best. If you don't want me to shills his book I can recommend like 10 others that aren't shit like Mary's books
Ryder Lee
Listen to the audiobook, its comfy as fuck and incredibly good, its not a diatribe or a political book, its a detailed composition drawing from all the best literary sources
Juan Campbell
Just keep on reading different books and then you can synthesise them and get as close to the truth as possible. No single book is enough.
Caleb Sanders
If you actually cared about it you'd read an academic book
Ryder Harris
Mason Ortiz
Its nothing amazing, its just a rinse and repeat history book that every history graduate makes
Read the classics, dont support these modern hacks for their reiterations of inane shit with a dash of politics
also you support their other work by them being called onto the bbc to talk about how romans were niggers
just read gibbons, or listen to the audiobook, try the dan carlin podcast or the honouring our history rome discussion
Henry Ortiz
Don't read about shit Roman history read about glorious Germany.
Henry Moore
Why would i read about a bunch of faggots who couldnt win a war to save their life?
Adam Baker
Mary Beard is definitely a fat leftist woman. I watched one of her documentaries about Rome and all she had to say about it was how multiculturalism (i.e. barbarian horde invaders) was the greatest source of Rome's strength. The only good place for this book is in the bin.
Jack Myers
How is gibbon bad? Besides (((new))) people saying he was wrong about moral decadence being a big factor in the decline?
Jeremiah Edwards
You can’t go wrong with his podcast, either.
Ethan Thomas
History of Rome by Michael Grant. For more casual learning Dan Carlin has multiple series on Rome.
Tyler Martin
>not reading gibbon
Samuel Walker
I don't understand all the Gibbon hate around here, if you're into Roman history you're going to read it eventually anyway
Joseph Rivera
>was how multiculturalism (i.e. barbarian horde invaders) was the greatest source of Rome's strength
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Ethan Wood
But he was wrong. It wasn't "moral decadence" the early Romans were decadent as fuck too. It was a ton of factors ranging from prolonged wars with Persia, to plague, to the decline of civil-military relations that resulted in innumerable usurpers trying to clime the spot of emperor.
Landon Perry
>clime
I mean claim.
Henry Taylor
That's an oversimplification, but it wasn't all just dirty hordes sacking glorious Rome. The Romans used them in their army quite effectively. The issues first of all when they couldn't pay groups like the Ostrogoths for their service. But when they actually paid them they were useful, they even helped the Romans defeat the Huns.