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Roman empire didn’t collapsed, it became diversified by the Lombards, Franks and Wisigoths.
by tasogare 6y ago
Roman empire didn’t collapsed, it became diversified by the Lombards, Franks and Wisigoths.
- AlotOfReading 6y agoIt's not clear to me whether your point is intended sarcastically, but for those who don't know, the Roman Empire was incredibly diverse throughout all of its history. Rome itself was a cosmopolitan urban center for centuries. Even after the split and collapse of the WRE, the east remained hugely diverse.
- imbnwa 6y agoNot so much Rome as the entire Mediterranean has swapped genes and cultures a hundredfold for thousands of years being the trade hub between Europe, West Asia, and Africa. I also feel like I'm reading a bunch of coded statements with some of these comments in here.
- AlotOfReading 6y agoHonestly, I'd rather deal with the coded language visible thus far than have to explain why Diamond's Collapse is utter garbage for the hundredth time.
- mercer 6y agoBoth are exhausting, honestly.
- mercer 6y agoOh yeah, I've found 'the reason why Rome collapsed' type arguments to be at this point mostly a kind of 'Rorschach Test' for the ideology of whoever is promoting it.