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Awkward Davies: Sep 3, 2009; Grimey Drawer

Bilirubin posted:

Reminds me to finally read The Plantagenets this year

I read it last year. It�s good! The follow up on the War of the Roses: also good! Really makes you understand why ASOIAF is so loving bloody.

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Awkward Davies: Sep 3, 2009; Grimey Drawer

Does anyone know if there�s a more contemporary version of Edward Gibbons �Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire�? I�m interested in that period of history but it�s hard to find books about. Everything is about the Romans, or the Byzantines or starts later.

I have tried to read Decline and Fall, but remember it feeling quite dated.

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Awkward Davies: Sep 3, 2009; Grimey Drawer

Grand Fromage posted:

Modern, better books tend to be more specialized. I'd recommend all of these:

The Inheritance of Rome, Chris Wickham.
The Fate of Rome, Kyle Harper.
The New Roman Empire, Anthony Kaldellis (I have not read this yet but all his other stuff is good so I am pretty confident here)
Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood, Anthony Kaldellis.
Alaric the Goth, Douglas Boin.

I would probably start with The New Roman Empire, it's a narrative overview from Constantine to the end.

Awesome, thank you

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