Fróðlegir og vel gerðir fyrirlestrar um langa hnignun Rómaveldis eða öllu heldur hins Vestrómverska ríkis. Madden þræðir helstu skoðanir fræðimanna og fer yfir fyrirkomulag ríkisins frá því þingræðið bregst og allt þar til hershöfðingjarnir berjast meir innbyrðis en að verja ríkið gegn utanaðkomandi ógnum. ( )

This course was an interesting overview of the politics of the Roman Empire.
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This was a good overview of the Roman Empire from its height to its decline. Definitely worthwhile to listen to, but there were a few disappointments. In the end, I still didn't feel like I understood exactly what caused the fall of an amazing and impressive empire. And the other negative comment was that I felt this lecturer was not that smooth. Lots of pauses and ums - so much so that it became a distraction. Definitely not the best series of lectures and some of the talks seemed disorganized. Still, highly recommended if you want to bone up on Roman history. ( )