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The 210 Theories Behind the Fall of Rome, Ranked: Part 2

The 210 Theories Behind the Fall of Rome, Ranked: Part 2

Entries 36-70 exploring the causes for Rome's decline and fall according to the academic world.

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The 210 Theories Behind the Fall of Rome, Ranked: Part 2
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N.B. this is the second part of my series covering Alexander Demandt’s Fall of Rome. If you’d like to start from the beginning, check it out at this link.

  1. Byzantismus

    1. Byzantinism (456)

    2. If we look at things from the perspective of the end of the 5th century (i.e. post-476), then this is a self-evident theory. The Byzantine Emperor Zeno had the means and the…

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