Dr DOCHERLA answers “what does Gibbon say about pompeii?”

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what does Gibbon say about pompeii?

Dr MAHESH DOCHERLA The book starts from around 40 A.D. So, it is after the time of the four good emperors of Rome. Nothing about Julius Caesar or Augustus Caesar or the …moreThe book starts from around 40 A.D. So, it is after the time of the four good emperors of Rome. Nothing about Julius Caesar or Augustus Caesar or the four good emperors.
Simply put, it starts from the time after the death of Marcus Aurelius [shown in GLADIATOR movie] till the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans.
Considering the time in which it is written, it is highly researched and highly objective.
Present day readers will also get an understanding of the basis for religious conflict in Eurasia which extends to this day.(less)

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