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[Mike AI]

Originally Posted by Almighty Colin

Looks interesting. I just added it to my list.

Been reading a lot of Greek and Roman History lately. One book on the Persian Empire (a lack of English scholarship on Persia unfortunately). I did squeeze the 1776 book in there. It was awesome.

Always great to read the classics.

I am currently reading "What Went Wrong: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East"

It basicly chronicles how Islam went from being the light of the world ( when Europe was in middle ages), to being surpassed by the barbarians in Europe.

It is a short book, will be finished today.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006...books&v=glance

Any books you recomend on Romans?

[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

Always great to read the classics.

I am currently reading "What Went Wrong: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East"

It basicly chronicles how Islam went from being the light of the world ( when Europe was in middle ages), to being surpassed by the barbarians in Europe.

It is a short book, will be finished today.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006...books&v=glance

Any books you recomend on Romans?

That one definitely looks interesting, Mike.

[Almighty Colin]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

Always great to read the classics.

I am currently reading "What Went Wrong: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East"

It basicly chronicles how Islam went from being the light of the world ( when Europe was in middle ages), to being surpassed by the barbarians in Europe.

It is a short book, will be finished today.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006...books&v=glance

Any books you recomend on Romans?

That's a good book. I've read 3 or 4 of Bernard Lewis' books.

Tom Holland's "Rubicon" is an excellent account of the fall of the Republic.

Hildinger's "Swords against the Senate" is about an earlier Roman civil war and the general development of internal political violence in Republican Rome.

"Hannibal Crosses the Alps" is a good book on Hannibal's occupation of Italy.