On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Damon Agretto wrote:
> >After that I'm thinking I might tackle some ancient history: Herodotus,
> >Thucydidies (sp?), Plutarch, etc.
>
> Hey, way to go! Personally I prefer Caesar's Gallic War myself...
I had to read big chunks of that for my Latin class in high school. I've
forgotten most of it, alas, but it was pretty cool. I've tackled
Herodotus before, too, but I kept getting bogged down in the details of
his travelogues and by the time he returned to the theme of the Persian
War, I'd forgotten what was going on.
Have you read Anthony Blond's _Scandalous History of the Roman Emperors?_
It's kind of light in terms of pure history, but it's a load of fun to
read.
> If anyone is really interested, currently reading _The Norman Kingdom of
> Sicily_ by Donald Matthew, and _The French Historical Revolution: The
> Annales School 1929-89_. That last is for class.
>
> >And I'm tempted to reread LotR before the first movie comes out this
> >winter.
>
> Not me. I swore that I wouldn't re-read the LoTR for at least 5 years and
> I'm sticking with it...
I think it's been *almost* 5 years for me.
Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
