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The old Roman Empire fell on this day in AD 476
Posted on 9/4/23 at 9:22 am
Posted on 9/4/23 at 9:22 am
Two days after the decisive Battle of Ravenna, the Germanic forces under the command of Odoacer marched triumphantly into the aforementioned city - which was then the capital of the Western Roman Empire. This forced the abdication of the sixteen-year-old Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus. His abdication and subsequent "retirement" to Campania ended 1,200 years of Roman rule over the Italian peninsula. While the Eastern Roman Empire (more popularly known as the Byzantine Empire) would survive for another thousand years, many ancient historians mark the date of September 4, 476, as the day the once glorious Roman Empire finally fell into ruin.
Let us shed a tear and have a moment of silence for the memory of this once great civilization from our distant past.
Let us shed a tear and have a moment of silence for the memory of this once great civilization from our distant past.
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Posted on 9/4/23 at 9:25 am to RollTide1987
We must restore the glory of the Holy Roman Empire
Posted on 9/4/23 at 9:26 am to RollTide1987
Peej was there to call it for the Romans.
Posted on 9/4/23 at 9:29 am to RollTide1987
Pour some stromboli out for da homie.
Posted on 9/4/23 at 9:32 am to RollTide1987
I actually find it more fascinating the final end of the Romans came in 1453, only 40 years before Columbus found America.
Posted on 9/4/23 at 9:33 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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We must restore the glory of the Holy Roman Empire
wasn't holy, Roman, or an empire. one of the biggest misnamed things in all of history
Posted on 9/4/23 at 9:35 am to RollTide1987
390 BC was a better story.
Vae Victis!
Vae Victis!
Posted on 9/4/23 at 9:45 am to RollTide1987
You know how Rome fell? By letting foreign invaders and tribes conquer their territory until they collapsed from the inside out. Exactly like how this country is falling.
Posted on 9/4/23 at 9:48 am to JasonDBlaha
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You know how Rome fell? By letting foreign invaders and tribes conquer their territory until they collapsed from the inside out. Exactly like how this country is falling.
That and massive inflation.
Posted on 9/4/23 at 9:49 am to JasonDBlaha
Immorality, greed, and corruption have led to the fall of every "empire" in human history.
Posted on 9/4/23 at 9:56 am to bamarep
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mmorality, greed, and corruption have led to the fall of every "empire" in human history.
Military spending, government corruption and inflation were major factors in the Roman empire's collapse. Sound familiar?
This post was edited on 9/4/23 at 9:56 am
Posted on 9/4/23 at 9:57 am to JasonDBlaha
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You know how Rome fell? By letting foreign invaders and tribes conquer their territory until they collapsed from the inside out. Exactly like how this country is falling.
Rome let Germanic tribes conquer their territory? Ok buddy.
Posted on 9/4/23 at 10:02 am to SlimTigerSlap
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Rome let Germanic tribes conquer their territory? Ok buddy.
I mean, they didn’t try too hard to keep brennus out
Posted on 9/4/23 at 10:09 am to SlimTigerSlap
quote:Probably referring to the out sourcing of the military, Caracalla allowing those outside of Italy to have citizenship, etc
Rome let Germanic tribes conquer their territory?
Posted on 9/4/23 at 10:13 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Based
Posted on 9/4/23 at 10:15 am to JasonDBlaha
quote:not a coincidence. this is the top mo for God
You know how Rome fell? By letting foreign invaders and tribes conquer their territory until they collapsed from the inside out. Exactly like how this country is falling.
Posted on 9/4/23 at 10:16 am to cattus
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Probably referring to the out sourcing of the military, Caracalla allowing those outside of Italy to have citizenship, etc
Likely. But that's a product of over expansion, constant warring, and severe inflation. Additionally, Romans treated these new citizens like absolute dog shite.
The narrative in the US is that immigrants are treated better than citizens.
Posted on 9/4/23 at 10:33 am to NYNolaguy1
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Columbus found America.
Fake Noose
Posted on 9/4/23 at 10:51 am to SlimTigerSlap
Some tribes were let in, some forced their way in. Just like now. Either way, it was massive immigration. Just like now.
Posted on 9/4/23 at 10:53 am to SlimTigerSlap
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Rome let Germanic tribes conquer their territory? Ok buddy
Yes. You’re not very familiar with the history, are you?
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