I am thinking the Romans were genuinely poor at dealing with the Germanic tribes flowing in. On occasion somebody would rise to the top, even an Andalusian dude once became emperor, and Andaulusian's were old Kelts and not German Goths. They Romans did know how to treat people like crap, and this persisted past Christianity becoming, THE Roman religion. In other words it they were not like the characters in the Life Of Brian, winking and grinning over the Judeans or whomever else's ridiculousness. "Look on the bright side of life..." The Romans introduced crucifixion, as well as roads and aqueducts to the world. Could the have have transcended their stupidity to survive? I say yes, BUT they would have had to eliminate slavery (thus expanding the economy), stopped drinking from lead goblets, and made some form of universal education-specifically via engineering and technology. Her, the great water mill at Barbegal in Gaul (France). Like I said, expand education, shrink slavery. Then, if "Herr-Man" was speaking Latin in public, German at home, no harm done.
-----Original Message----- From: Alan Grayson <agrayson2...@gmail.com> To: Everything List <everything-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sun, Apr 19, 2020 5:59 pm Subject: Crash course on the Fall of Rome I believe the Roman army was well paid, had a prestigious status in society, and had superior tactics in battle, using superior weapons, and perhaps most important was able to fight as a unit. But as Rome expanded it didn't do a great job in assimilating "the barbarians". Over time they became incorporated in the Roman army, acquired its weapons, and perhaps most important learned its tactical methods for fighting as a unit. Thus, over time, the Roman army lost its advantage, which led to the demise of the Empire. How correct is my thesis? TIA, AG-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/56bf51f5-6c67-4244-82b2-1e621292b686%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/131668424.3233640.1587346678645%40mail.yahoo.com.
