Ahh. Come to think of it, I read the whole series back about 30 years ago. Picked up the whole unabridged set at a garage sale for $10. Guy could really write, but slogging through some of the stuff about obscure Christian theological struggles and the resultant wars was pretty tough.
“...obscure Christian theological struggles and the resultant wars was pretty tough.”
THAT was the worst part I think. Everything else was pretty interesting.
It was THE piece of historical scholarship when it was written.
Up to that time, information about that period, though available, was scattered far and wide and mostly had to be translated.
Putting it all together with such insight and academic rigor was an accomplishment.