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A review by the_dave_harmon
How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower by Adrian Goldsworthy
4.0
Very good. I was worried it would be too unaccademic, but he cuts a good balance. you don't need a phd or to know latin, but he doesn't dumb it down either.
The book was very heavily focused on the chronological political history and didn't much discuss archeological evidence or many other aspects. He mentions the issue of population and economic decline but refuses to go into it simply because we don't have cenuses or statistics. - that doesn't mean there isn't a clear preponderance of evidence and the consequences of that are worth examining.
He mentions that the roman army seemed to no longer exist but offers no explanation for what happened to it or why they weren't able to recruit more.
The book was very heavily focused on the chronological political history and didn't much discuss archeological evidence or many other aspects. He mentions the issue of population and economic decline but refuses to go into it simply because we don't have cenuses or statistics. - that doesn't mean there isn't a clear preponderance of evidence and the consequences of that are worth examining.
He mentions that the roman army seemed to no longer exist but offers no explanation for what happened to it or why they weren't able to recruit more.