i have to agree. gibbon was the first
history book i read post-college that i actually
had *fun* reading.
his style of
writing is witty, elegant and imbued with that
quality that makes every sentence an instant quotation. asides from
his gift as an author he was a great researcher and took great pains to sift out the truth from the primary sources he
had available - an onerous task given that
contemporary ancient sources are as a whole very unreliable.
two thumbs up for gibbon!
ras
