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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3511899, member: 19463&quot;]History may not have changed in the 51 years since I was graduated from college (Greek an Latin double major) BUT the way history is studied most certainly has.&nbsp; Today rather little emphasis is placed on things like being able to recite and say something significant about 200 Romans and a lot more about is done with overall social history almost denying that it made any difference who was emperor.&nbsp; For coin collecting support, the old way is better.&nbsp; Of the books recommended here, I second the nomination for David Vagi&#039;s History volume even though memorizing it will not get you a passing grade in any state Standards of Learning test.&nbsp; Similarly, there are other old fashion history timeline books that are organized by king lists that are a better fit for those only interested in coin support data.&nbsp; I suspect there are teachers of Roman history out there who see no reason to be able to tell one son of Constantine from another or name any emperors who ruled for a year or less.&nbsp; Such things are not history as it is now taught.&nbsp; Dinosaurs like me don&#039;t care.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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