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Wonders and warnings from the ancient world | Daisy Dunn | The Critic Magazine

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Hasnain says:

“It is hard to think of another historian who applies such a scientific approach to ancient history, except perhaps the Stanford professor Josiah Ober, who has applied political theory and modern economic modelling to information garnered from classical sources to equally eye-opening effect. The terminology is not off-putting because Stephenson proves able to weave it succinctly and fluidly into his account of how the Late Empire functioned.”

Posted on 2022-03-17T05:12:27+0000