One problem with the topic of Roman and Greek history is that there is too much of it to cover in a single book. I am forever looking for a single volume book that covers all the way from the founding of Rome, to the republic years, to the birth of Christianity, to the dark ages, and eventually to the fall of Constantinople, with no luck.
Sometimes even amazed that events like the Eastern Roman empire repelled Goths from Italy, and even managed to occupy Rome proper, for a few brief years, took place.
Sometimes even amazed that events like the Eastern Roman empire repelled Goths from Italy, and even managed to occupy Rome proper, for a few brief years, took place.