The Romans (Watts)

Today’s topic: The Romans: a 2,000-year history, by Edward J. Watts. I found it fascinating, but didn’t entirely like it. As the subtitle hints, Watts refuses to take the usual approach of ending the history in 476 CE. He carries the story forward to 1204, covering what historians (but not contemporaries) called the Byzantines. To … Continue reading The Romans (Watts)