The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire – was written ""with a tiny bit of cribbin' / from the works of Edward Gibbon"". In 1995, an established journal of classical scholarship, "Classics Ireland", published punk musician's Iggy Pop's reflections on the applicability of "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" to the modern world in a short article, "Caesar Lives", (vol. 2, 1995) in which he notedAmerica is Rome. Of course, why shouldn't it be? We are all Roman children, for better or worse ... I learn much about the way our society really works, because the system-origins – military, religious, political, colonial, agricultural, financial –
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) magazine included "Arthur" on their "100 Best Albums of the 20th Century" in 1999, and in 2003 "Mojo" featured the album on their list of the "Top 50 Most Eccentric Albums". The album was also included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". All songs written by Ray Davies, except when noted. Print articles Bibliography Album notes Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) is the seventh studio album by English rock band the Kinks, released in October 1969. Kinks frontman Ray Davies