To: cgbg
He claimed the Roman Empire never ended in his very strange book “Valis”.
He agrees with Hilaire Belloc, an historian/writer, who claimed the same thing earlier. It's not like Gibbons' date was recognized as such by the people living there at the time.
11 posted on
08/10/2024 8:37:47 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
To: Dr. Sivana
The Byzantine Empire (a name not used until after it had been conquered) considered itself the Roman Empire until the Ottomans took over in 1453.
24 posted on
08/10/2024 10:06:29 PM PDT by
KarlInOhio
(7/13/2024:The day the Democrats and their SA chose assassination as their primary political tool.)
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