读书如抽丝

Edward Gibbon (27 April 1737^{[notes 1]}  – 16 January 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The Decline and Fall is known for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its open criticism of organized religion.


正在读这本大部头。昨天看到东罗马帝国的皇帝为了自己的幼子能够长期在位，竟将长期敌人波斯的皇帝视为自己幼子的看护人。此举比刘备白帝托孤明示孔明必要时可取阿斗而代之更胜一筹。