Ed West welcomes a new book that sheds light on the mysterious birth of the Islamic faith
Topic: Roman Empire
Contemporary Britain is in crisis. May the royal wedding bring renewal
Posted on Thursday, 28 April 2011
Every empire falls for a simple reason: a lack of self-belief. And our leaders don’t seem to believe anything much any more
The late Roman Empire was not the twilight of popular myth
Far from being chaotic, Late Antiquity was stable and confident right up until the late 5th century