The characters of Emperor Cleon II and Bel Riose in this story are based on those of the historical Roman Emperor Justinian I and his general Belisarius. Their story was familiar to Asimov from his recent reading of Robert Graves 's novel Count Belisarius, and of his earlier study of Edward Gibbon 's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, on which the entire series is loosely based. This is a VERY well-written, entertaining history of the Roman Empire. It does have some factual errors. A serious flaw is that Asimov apparently harbors some hostility towards Christianity, so much so that he allows his opinion to cloud historical facts. This is unfortunate, as it mars the latter half of his book/5(8). An historical survey of Rome and her Empire from 30 B.C. to A.D., five-hundred years during which the heritage of Roman law and Christianity developed and User Interaction Count:
Buy a cheap copy of The Roman Empire book by Isaac Asimov. World renowned author Isaac Asimov surveys the history of the Roman Empire from 30 BC to AD, a year period during which the heritage of Roman Law and Free Shipping on all orders over $ Whether Isaac Asimov wittingly wrote about Jesus and the Church is not attested to directly. However, it is well documented that that the Roman Empire and the Dark Ages formed the plot of the Foundation series. Sources do attest that Isaac Asimov created the fictional Galactic Empire in the early s based upon the Roman Empire. The same probably applies to Asimov's history of the Roman Republic. Asimov doesn't provide a bibliography or notes to justify this or that assertion, so we cannot refer to his history as a reliable authority. Still, he gets the gist right despite factual mistakes, and he writes in a gripping, fast paced style that is sure to engage the reader.
Highly narrative history of the Roman Empire from the accession of Augustus to the final collapse of the western half in Unlike its companion volume, the Roman Republic, there's not quite enough wars and politics to suit Asimov's plot-heavy style. Still, it has its moments, especially during the Crisis of the Second Century. The Roman Empire Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. The Roman Empire by Asimov, Isaac, Publication date Topics. This is a VERY well-written, entertaining history of the Roman Empire. It does have some factual errors. A serious flaw is that Asimov apparently harbors some hostility towards Christianity, so much so that he allows his opinion to cloud historical facts. This is unfortunate, as it mars the latter half of his book.
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