A. Lentin
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by A.W. Brian Simpson
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A. Lentin finds much of interest in an exploration of the man behind the Decline and Fall...
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire appears to offer a paean to the civilised society of the Antonines. But Gibbon, as A. Lentin reveals, was well aware that it bestowed 'the benefits of order' without the 'blessing of freedom'. |
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