Monthly Archives: August, 2020
Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire (Roger Crowley)
Without specific intention, I seem to have turned into a Roger Crowley fanboy, as shown by that I have now read every one of...
Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine (Barry Strauss)
The Roman Empire, or at least the western Roman Empire, is a history of decline, as we all know. But not linear decline, and...