The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

2005 • 592 pages

Ratings4

Average rating4

15

This felt like Tom Holland but slightly more academic. Fantastic narrative history with enough charm and humor to prevent it feeling dry. I also appreciate the author being very explicit about how much we actually know of certain events and what our sources for them are.

Would definitely recommend. Read “The World of Late Antiquity” by Peter Brown too if you want another great look at Roman collapse from the Eastern Empire's perspective.

January 8, 2022Report this review