A book imbued with an historians' hatred for the Catholic Church's falsifying so much of history. The true barbarians – the Romans – became a beacon of civilization while the truly civilized – Goths & Vandals – were traduced as savages and destroyers.
Terry Jones has no time for Roman Catholicism (especially the absurdity of Original Sin) and demonstrates that it is the last vestige of the Roman Empire – intolerant, brutish and deeply political. They Christianized this empire to destroy its paganism and replace it with their own vision of all powerful rule.
This accessible tome is often sarcastically and ironically funny in successfully giving the lie to the idea that Rome was the light. Especially since it lacked a culture more profound that genocide against the recalcitrant and blood soaked entertainments for the masses.
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