An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
Dante
2 books referenced
Books by Dante
The Divine Comedy
Referenced in 1 episode
PAX: War and Peace in Rome’s Golden Age (Extract)
September 18, 2023
Context:
Referenced as Dante's 'great poem' in which he placed the Emperor Trajan in paradise, due to medieval Christian admiration for Trajan's virtue
Divine Comedy
Referenced in 1 episode
346: The Mystery of the Holy Grail (Part 2)
June 29, 2023
Context:
Referenced in comparison to Galahad's beatific vision: 'Because basically what Galahad has is what Dante also gets in the Divine Comedy, which is what's called the beatific vision.'