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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants - Europe and the Mongol Empire | 90 comments (90 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: I guess Livy (none / 0)
I said most. And do you really want to claim our perception of the roman empire is more influenced by Livy than say Gibbons?

"Maybe not in Northern Europe"

Have I said anything about Northern Europe?

by IM on Thu May 16th, 2013 at 12:37:45 PM EST
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No. (none / 1)
Not yet.

The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill
by r------ on Thu May 16th, 2013 at 12:42:52 PM EST
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Re: No. (none / 0)
Whats's that? Minority report?
by IM on Thu May 16th, 2013 at 01:11:18 PM EST
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Re: No. (4.00 / 2)
"No, Livy is not yet more influential than Gibbons."

But we won't know for another handful of centuries whether Gibbons turned out to be just a passing fad.

- Jake

Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Thu May 16th, 2013 at 01:24:07 PM EST
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Re: I guess Livy (none / 0)
...do you really want to claim our perception of the roman empire is more influenced by Livy than say Gibbons?

Perhaps by Livy through Gibbons.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Thu May 16th, 2013 at 04:32:18 PM EST
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Re: I guess Livy (none / 1)
Since they did treat different time periods, hardly likely.
by IM on Thu May 16th, 2013 at 04:56:07 PM EST
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