Research Journal Assignment #13

A) Interview (Most Useful): What would you say was some causes of the fall of the roman empire?
Separation, Time, Battles
What emperor would you say started the fall of the empire?
Constantine

Servery: Do you know anything about the rise and fall of the Roman Empire?
Yes: 20 No: 35

B) Ferrill, Arther. The Fall of The Roman Empire. New York, NY: Thames and Hudson Inc., 1994. Print.
When it comes to finding information about main points about the fall of the Roman Empire, this book is okay. This book mostly focuses on the military point of view of the fall. It came in handy when I talked about the military causes of the collapse. It goes in to great details about strategies they had when it came to battles and inter-empire conflicts, but not much else. It did cover in very small detail, if you read between the lines of all the texts, of other aspects of the collapse. If I had to give it a grade, in the usefulness of my project I would give it a “C”. I believe Ferrill wrote this book in regards that High school and maybe college students would read it, and get information about his thoughts about the collapse of the empire.

Haywood, Thomas. The Myth of Rome's Fall. New York, NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, Inc., 1958. Print.
When I was reading Haywood’s book, I could tell that he was mainly writing in regards towards his wife. Overall his book was good, it was really interesting to read and think about why he wrote it in this way. His writing style is very interesting because it seems to me that he doesn’t like the Roman Empire at all. The way he started his book gave me that impression because I could see his voice, and his dislike about how people talk about the collapse of it. The grade I would give this book would be a “D+” to “C-“. The reason why is because of his writing style in this book and how it was address to the public. I don’t know what grade level I would assign this book to.

Grant, Michael. The Fall of the Roman Empire -A Reappraisal. Park Street, London: The Anneberg Press, 1976. Print.
This book was written in a very logical way, it was separated into five parts, which explained different aspects of the decline of the empire and empires. Even though it was written a long time ago, Grant filled it with great information, which is still used today. I used this book and _________ the most because it had all the information I needed and used for my paper. I believe Grant at the time wrote this paper for college students, but in today’s standards it would be used in high school. Even though it was easy to read and understand, it had a lot of information that I didn’t know. I would give this book a “B+” to an “A”. The reason why is because it had a lot of information and was great to read.

Moorhead, John. The Roman Empire Divided. Great Britain, London: Pearson Education Limited, 2001. Print.
After I read a little of this book, I knew this book was going to be good for my essay, when I was going to talk about the empire separating in to two different empires. It was a nice change to find and read a book that was written in this decade. It was in-depth to the point it felt like he had a firsthand knowledge of the events. Since I know he wasn’t there, I believe that he had great resources that he used and seemed he investigated each source. If I gave this book a grade I would give it a “B+”. I would be using this book when I talked about the empire splitting in to two empires.