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A review by zkendall
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volume 1 by Edward Gibbon
4.0
Very nice to read a survey of this important era and region of history. It's crazy how many rulers were assassinated often one after the other in the same year, and amusing when people were offered the position and were like, "Yeah, no thanks. #IdontWantToDie".
The spread of Christianity is also discussed.
The Empire was so big!
History is fascinating.
The writing is excellent, but the reading isn't easy from having to look up a lot of location and people names so that you can follow along. Wikipedia TFW!
Also here's a nice set of maps: http://www.vox.com/2014/8/19/5942585/40-maps-that-explain-the-roman-empire
I want to read the rest of the volumes but probably at a pace of one per year.
The spread of Christianity is also discussed.
The Empire was so big!
History is fascinating.
The writing is excellent, but the reading isn't easy from having to look up a lot of location and people names so that you can follow along. Wikipedia TFW!
Also here's a nice set of maps: http://www.vox.com/2014/8/19/5942585/40-maps-that-explain-the-roman-empire
I want to read the rest of the volumes but probably at a pace of one per year.