Question about Ancient Rome

Rome fell due to poor leadership, which is a hallmark of a monarchy system. True “romans” weren’t being born fast enough to keep up with their empirical expansion.

How would technology counter their corruption or being stretched too thin across the globe? Their troops were spread all over, so when the enemy came down to fight, they didn't have much to slow them down. They also lacked unity, which hurt any chance of morale and patriotism to fight back.

well this was online, but france, england, and spain always had to compete. What i wanna know is if the Eastern empires had bigger armies and GDP( china, ottoman, india) how come the west became dominant

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PATRICK WYMAN, FALL OF ROME

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Rome fell due to poor leadership

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This. And some bad timing of marauding groups cutting off the roman tax base right when a succession of poor leaders were in power. Without the money to pour into the army on the frontiers, the trade system lost its engine, the army crumbled and hungry bands of frontier people's entered the interior in search of riches, food, and safety from other more far flung destructive forces.

Rome fell because they crucified Jesus and were smote down.

The same thing is currently happening to California.

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but france, england, and spain always had to compete.

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Different time periods and hopefully you realize that the current territory of France, England and Spain were part of the Roman Empire.

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hat i wanna know is if the Eastern empires had bigger armies and GDP( china, ottoman, india) how come the west became dominant

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China and India were never part of the Roman Empire. And while a large part of what became the Ottoman empire was once a part of the Roman Empire, that was much, much later.

I would suggest the History of Rome podcast by Mike Duncan.

Ancient Rome was trashy.