![]() Will Durant offers a wide variety of information in this 700 page tome: There are valuable lessons to be learned by studying the history of any great empire, though it is somewhat frightening in knowing that history has often repeated itself. ![]() He patiently takes you from the glorious days at the pinnacle of power to the devastating destruction caused by war, internal strife and political disorder, a corrupted government, depletion of natural resources, and the decay of moral values and waning patriotism. Covering approximately 1000 years- give or take a hundred- Durant schools the reader on the empire’s rise and fall. In reading Greek history there is a lot to absorb. He keeps things interesting, is thorough, and he goes out of his way to explain the big picture… that is, tying together the sequence of events within a country with what is happening at the same moment elsewhere around the globe. One of the enjoyable things about Durant’s writing is his books are truly ‘readable’. ![]() And if your opinion differs, please let me know as I’d be forever grateful. ![]() ![]() I have yet to find an author on ancient history who writes any better than Will Durant. ![]()
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