> When [the Roman Empire] fell, it was inhabited by Visgoths and others roleplaying as Romans Conversely, in the history of the world I'm currently living in,

> When [the Roman Empire] fell, it was inhabited by Visgoths and others roleplaying as Romans Conversely, in the history of the world I'm currently living in, the Roman empire had a bit of a golden age after the loss of its western parts in the 5th century, and in fact managed to hold on another thousand years or so. Meanwhile India was doing ok under the Guptas, and while China was having a lot of stuff going on, wiki describes the period as "it was also a time of flourishing arts and culture, advancement in technology".