Ron’s Reviews > How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe > Status Update
Ron
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Chapter 1 narrated the sack of Rome in 410 AD, and Chapter 2 tries to illustrate what we lost in the Empire's fall through St. Augustine and his _Confessions_.
I like the writing so far. It's brisk and easy enough to follow. If the reader already knows the people and periods under discussion they'll probably get more out of it, but Cahill explains enough that new readers aren't locked out.
— Mar 13, 2019 01:45PM
I like the writing so far. It's brisk and easy enough to follow. If the reader already knows the people and periods under discussion they'll probably get more out of it, but Cahill explains enough that new readers aren't locked out.
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Ron
is on page 167 of 246
Chapter 6 Part 1: The Irish, too far on the fringes of the empire to be martyrs, instead became hermits. Hermits coalesced into monasteries, and in those monasteries students copied classical texts and transcribed oral legends.
— Mar 20, 2019 11:50PM
Ron
is on page 121 of 246
I have a feeling I've been clickbaited. We're halfway through the book and we've discussed ancient Celts, St. Augustine, and the early life of St. Patrick, but nothing about How the Irish Saved Civilization. Judging by the chapter titles, that won't come until the next-to-last chapter.
— Mar 18, 2019 12:06PM
