tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post6259044297320715264..comments2024-03-18T17:06:32.290+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Stilicho And MolitorKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-5694693731942690292016-05-21T20:46:51.751+01:002016-05-21T20:46:51.751+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Thanks! At the time was writing to Po...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Thanks! At the time was writing to Poul Anderson about THE KING OF YS and the Emperor Honorius I was going thru a "Roman" phase, reading quite a few books on Roman history. Such as J.B. Bury's classic HISTORY OF THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE FROM THE DEATH OF THEODOSIUS I TO THE DEATH OF JUSTINIAN I.<br /><br />It's also my view that, usurper tho he was, Hans Molitor was a more able leader than Stilicho. Because Hans had a shrewder and more realistic understanding of his times than Stilicho had of his.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-27898831498378501742016-05-21T09:14:32.415+01:002016-05-21T09:14:32.415+01:00Sean,
Thank you for historical input.
Paul.Sean,<br />Thank you for historical input.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-31018010633660046452016-05-21T08:47:55.925+01:002016-05-21T08:47:55.925+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Again, very interesting, these quotes...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Again, very interesting, these quotes from DAHUT and A KNIGHT OF GHOSTS AND SHADOWS comparing Flavius Stilicho with Hans Molitor.<br /><br />I agree Stilicho was a very able man, but I had to eventually disagree with the Andersons favorable view of him in THE KING OF YS after reading Arther Ferrill'S THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE: THE MILITARY EXPLANATION. In two letters to Poul Anderson I discussed both the Emperor Honorius and Stilicho. Far too briefly, Ferrill argues Honorius Augustus has been seriously underrated and maligned by most historians and Stilicho made very serious mistakes. Some being: his frequent and naturally infuriating interference in the affairs of the Eastern Empire, alienating the Eastern court from the West; neglecting to return the Rhine garrisons to their posts after crushing Radagaisus, neglecting to move vigorously against both the usurper Constantine and the Germans who invaded Gaul after AD 406, etc. True, most of this happened after the events we see in DAHUT, but still!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com