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Why no one living in Rome knew the empire had fallen
To historians, 476 is the end of Rome. To the Romans, it was Tuesday. Life continued — aqueducts ran, baths opened, taxes collected, and rulers changed just like they had dozens of times before. The ...
Prologue: Nature's triumph -- Environment and empire -- The happiest age -- Apollo's revenge -- The old age of the world -- Fortune's rapid wheel -- The wine-press of wrath -- Judgment Day -- Epilogue ...
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What the Western Empire lacked from the start
The fall of the Western Roman Empire did not mark the end of Rome itself. The Eastern Empire survived for another thousand years under constant pressure. Geography, fortifications, and strategic ...
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