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Isn't Gibbon and Mommsen considered good enough sources on the Roman Empire still? Sienkiewicz is one of the most lauded Historical Novelists as well.
by billfruit 5y ago
Isn't Gibbon and Mommsen considered good enough sources on the Roman Empire still? Sienkiewicz is one of the most lauded Historical Novelists as well.
- boomboomsubban 5y agoDefine "good enough sources." Both wrote their histories in a way that pushed their worldview, it's incredibly difficult not to. Similarly, Sienkiewicz was writing a largely pro-Christian novel, an accurate analysis of Nero was never their aim.