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Rome, in one form or another, has been around for a *while*. Kinda seemed like it was going to last forever, like it was basically immortal. Well bad news for everyone involved: Rome goes bye-bye just like all the other empires in world history. So let's talk about when, how, and why Rome fell!
(***About Commodus: Commenters are correct that Commodus was strangled in his bath — I was lazy with my word choice, my bad. No, the ending of Gladiator is not historically accurate.)
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SOURCES & FURTHER READING:
Rome A History in Seven Sackings: amazon.com/Rome/dp/B07BS2X2J1/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Gibbon's Decline and Fall: amzn.to/2FwBRvO
Mary Beard's SPQR: amzn.to/2Wwu2x3
The History of Rome Podcast: apple.co/2U7Q4tq
Lectures from TheGreatCourses: "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?" (Gregory Aldrete), "Late Antiquity — Crisis and Response" & "Barbarians & Emperors" (Thomas Noble)
If I see anyone complaining that I didn't sufficiently cite this video I'm going to sack your ancient capital and pillage your temples.
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