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Non-Fiction

bemildred

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1. A few:

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 03:41 PM

Jan 2013

Gibbon's "Decline and Fall" of course.
Tacitus "Histories" of course.
"The Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians" - - J. B. Bury

After that there are lots of choices, and lots of fictional treatments.

Grousset's "The Empire of the Steppes" is a good treatment of the horse nomads.

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Best Book(s) On the Roman Empire [View all] erpowers Jan 2013 OP

A few: bemildred Jan 2013 #1

Thanks, bemildred. kag Jan 2013 #2

My pleasure. bemildred Jan 2013 #3

BTW...2 of those recommendations are FREE on the web dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #4