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Most objective literature on the fall of rome?

Sadly most works I have encountered are tainted by the then en vogue renaissance fedora tipping, which have seen everything to do with christianity as per se bad and destructive, which clearly stands contrary to what most recent research shows.

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bump

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>> No.11664625

>>11663849

BRB I suddenly have the strangest urge to listen to 1980s Japanese pop music.

>> No.11665158

>>11663849
Criticizing the Christianization of Rome isn't fedora tipping. You're just biased against it.

>> No.11665179

>>11665158
>criticizing
That's the point. I'm looking for actual history, not opinions which change with time.

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>>11665179
>actual history, not opinions which change with time

>> No.11665448

>>11665441
The absolute state of /lit/.

>> No.11665457

>>11663849
>I put 'literature' in the post so it must be relevant to the board!
fuck off over to /his/ you twat

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>>11665457
>asking for a /lit/ recommendation
>reeee it has nothing to do with /lit/

>> No.11665515

>>11665494
>history books are more relevant to /lit/ than /his/
get lost, kid

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>>11665515
>boards overlap in certain fields
Well, thanks for all those bumps, I guess.

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i've heard this is pretty good.

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Just read Gibbon and be happy. This is /lit/ not /his/ and the magnum opus of the greatest master of English prose should be sufficent for your needs

>> No.11665554

>>11665528
Who are you quoting?

>> No.11665591

>>11665544
Gibbon is good, I've read selections of his work. Still there is no reason to imply that there is no recommendation besides him on a board for literature.

>>11665539
>"The breath of reading is astounding, the knowledge displayed is awe-inspiring and the attention quietly given to critical theory and the postmodern questioning of evidence is both careful and sincere."
Yeah, I don't think so.

>> No.11665666

>>11665591
>Still there is no reason to imply that there is no recommendation besides him on a board for literature.
There are other books on the fall of Rome, but Gibbon is so good the layman historian doesn't really need anything else. His quality as literature is an added bonus. Unless you are a serious historian decline and fall will do

>> No.11665677

>>11665666
>unless you are an professional you do not need to broaden your horizon
Thanks but I prefer reading about history from more than one source just because it's the most liked version.