Domination

An excellent book shining new light on the Roman to post-Roman period in Britain and Europe. I am well read on this period, but what I liked about this book is that it was all new content and new ideas to me, not a rehash of existing works. The enthusiasm of Alice Roberts for her subject shines thro......more

3.75/5 3.75/5 (side note - It’s a very new book and only came out a couple of weeks ago but I didn’t seek it out, I just bought it in an airport) It’s a decent overview of the transition of the later Roman Empire to Christianity and Christianity’s survival after the fall of the Western empire. The evi......more

As someone who thinks about the Roman Empire at least 10 times a day, it took me a while to overcome my sadness and read this book, but I'm glad I persevered. Roberts offers a daringly revisionist, even-handed and deeply researched account of the rise of Christianity from obscure sect to the premier......more

I really never thought I’d give less than 5 stars to Prof Robs, but then this isn’t her specialist subject. She’s clearly interested and passionate about it (and maybe a tad biased being a committed atheist) but I found the thrust of her argument hard to follow. Yes religion seeks power and control......more

4+. Wonderful look at how Christianity used economics and the Roman Empire to spread.......more