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Finished the book a couple of days ago. Very good. What did you think?
I now have nostalgia for a building I never saw, the Temple of Serapis. Nixey's descriptions of its beauty made the razing of it so poignant.
And the fates of Hypatia of Alexandria and Demascius, so sad.
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What did you think?
Great book. Made a big impression on me.
Well written in that it found a sweet spot where it was neither too academic nor entirely pedestrian. In comparison, I am struggling my way through this one at the moment, and I find myself constantly looking things up on Wikipedia. Nixey seems to aim for a wider audience but doesn't dumb it down too much either.
As for the topic discussed; very, very worrying. We didn't slip into the dark ages as I kind of assumed, it was a deliberate policy that had centuries to take hold. Makes the current resurgence of religion all the more unnerving.
starfish&coffee
Great tip!
I am listening to it as an Audible audiobook and am halfway through it now. Very good.