Man, I'm legitimately sad. Ever since high school, I've been super into Roman stuff. My brother bought The Inheritance of Rome for me for my birthday when I was in 11th grade and it completely shifted how I view history as a subject, let alone the Late and Post Classical period.
His Medieval Europe was a complete shock - I never expected a short book with a generic title with a well-covered scope to be full of novel and exciting insights (and extraordinarily well-written).
Which is not in any way to diminish his earlier and foundational work on Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.
RIP. I remember having 2 days to finish my undergrad dissertation and procrastinating by reading the Inheritance of Rome, it was just that addictive. Great historian.
[OP] Welshhoppo | 13 hours ago
Chris Wickham was a hugely influencial historian, and one of my favourites on the subject of Late Rome and the Post Roman world. He will be missed.
hpty603 | 12 hours ago
Man, I'm legitimately sad. Ever since high school, I've been super into Roman stuff. My brother bought The Inheritance of Rome for me for my birthday when I was in 11th grade and it completely shifted how I view history as a subject, let alone the Late and Post Classical period.
rasmusdf | 6 hours ago
I guess you are already acquinted with Mary Beard and Adrian Goldsworthy?
hpty603 | 4 hours ago
Yes, I have an MA in classics now and teach Latin lol
rasmusdf | 2 hours ago
Wonderful, I am envious ;-)
driftwoodlk | 10 hours ago
His Medieval Europe was a complete shock - I never expected a short book with a generic title with a well-covered scope to be full of novel and exciting insights (and extraordinarily well-written).
Which is not in any way to diminish his earlier and foundational work on Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.
A great loss.
Potential-Road-5322 | 12 hours ago
Really sad news, we’ve had a few other loses in the field recently like Averil Cameron and David Abulafia.
HighHcQc | 9 hours ago
I literally just read Medieval Europe, amazing book that goes very deep despite the generic title.
Sad news :(
Fardays | 9 hours ago
This is sad. He did my Dphil transfer and the sheer scale of his knowledge was breathtaking. Very generous with knowledge and filled with good advice.
yesrushgenesis2112 | 8 hours ago
RIP. Few historians have had the impact he did in my field. Heard just the other day he was sick, didn’t realize he was this sick.
What a life, and body of work.
Trick_Vermicelli7152 | 10 hours ago
Fuck :/
TheCrucified1 | 7 hours ago
RIP. I remember having 2 days to finish my undergrad dissertation and procrastinating by reading the Inheritance of Rome, it was just that addictive. Great historian.
ALostWizard | 7 hours ago
Damn, his "Medieval Europe" was my introduction to more scholarly history reading. RIP.