Monthly Archives: September 2020

A Reading of The Oxford History of Mediaeval Europe

Posted on September 27, 2020 by johnbrucecairns

The sack of Rome was put down to Xian atheism.  Islam means total submission! Jesus! Xianity catered to people’s wishful thinking and gave social acceptance.  A man who stayed on a pillar for thirty-seven years nonetheless gave good counsel to those … Continue reading →

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Reading of Chris Wickham’s Inheritance of Rome

Posted on September 22, 2020 by johnbrucecairns

Valentian I died from a fit at the Quadi telling him their attacks were defensive.  Barbarian leaders fought for Rome as the head of their own communities, like Alaric, rather than as Romans, a cause of the empire’s fall.  Xians … Continue reading →

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A Reading of Mary Beard’s SPQR

Posted on September 9, 2020 by johnbrucecairns

She mentions Cicero’s house was demolished but not that it was rebuilt.  The bulk of Rome’s first citizens were criminals and runaways, like Australia’s.  Romulus was merely the archetypal Mr Rome, the city giving its name to him.  She misspells … Continue reading →

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