Introduction

This week iam going to recommend another classic non roman history book, the march of folly by barbara tuckman. I think we can forgive the romans for at first not investing too much emotional energy in this new, newly appointed emperor. But when valerian descended from the alps, he wound up bringing with him 15 years of relative stability at the top of the political pyramid,. At least in a sense. Sure the western provinces of gaul britannia, hispania, germania, superior, germany inferior and ratia would away in two 60 - losses that would be matched in that year as syria, egypt, palestine