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Fall of Rome with Rudyard Lynch

"Live Players" with Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg

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The Collapse of the Roman Empire: Crisis of the Third Century

The collapse of the Roman Empire during the crisis of the third century was characterized by the loss of social trust in Roman society, leading to a period of constant civil war for 150 years. The social impetus to hold the society together diminished as the nobility degenerated, and the army took over society, only to collapse into degeneracy as well. The population of the Roman Empire decreased significantly due to factors such as the Black Death, barbarian invasions, and civil wars. By 330, the Empire was a poorer place run by military dictators from the Balkans, as the normal citizens had grown weak and were unwilling to fight, leading to the hiring of barbarian mercenaries.

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