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Imagine what if the Western Roman Empire never collapsed, all the Medieval inventions would still be there but people would be richer and more educated, music would sounds more Middle Eastern. But non-Roman territories would still have to get through Medieval period as their starting point was barbarian.
Above all, let us not forget that Rome did not fall because of the excesses of its Pagan emperors. It fell three hundred years after it had become Christian. The question we should be asking is not why it fell, but how it managed to last for so long.
@1:10 "He continued repelling subsequent Roman attacks, enshrining his legacy ashi the defender of the Germanic peoples". Apparently, historical fact carries as much weight as hysterical myth with this channel. Arminius's only success was this ambush. Coalitions of Germanic tribes were systematically defeated in Germanicus's retaliatory campaigns and Arminius eventually killed in 21AD by Germanic nobles. Arminius's legacy is representative of historical extremism: one extreme sees him as a liberator from oppression; the other sees him as the seed which divided Europe into two camps, one on either side of the Rhine. Neither view is truthful; Marcus Aurelius wanted to revitalize the inclusion of territory in Magna Germania and was well poised to do so. His son, Commodus, retracted Marcus Aurelius's vision and abandoned his gains.
Power is given to those who take it
Sounds like colonization & imperialism which never ends well for either sides. The USA, EU & UK are seeing the consequences in real time now.
that would mean it wasnt given
Awesome video. Thanks
Wonderful channel.
Sally forth and carry on smartly, my brother.
Imagine what if the Western Roman Empire never collapsed, all the Medieval inventions would still be there but people would be richer and more educated, music would sounds more Middle Eastern. But non-Roman territories would still have to get through Medieval period as their starting point was barbarian.
Above all, let us not forget that Rome did not fall because of the excesses of its Pagan emperors. It fell three hundred years after it had become Christian.
The question we should be asking is not why it fell, but how it managed to last for so long.
4:52 sorry but Attila the Hun was repelled by a coalition of Romans and Barbarians, including Wisigoths, led by the great Roman general Aetius.
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@@maxwellthornton5147 wow, the Holy Trinity made manifest...
Fritigern wanted to be Roman
@1:10 "He continued repelling subsequent Roman attacks, enshrining his legacy ashi the defender of the Germanic peoples". Apparently, historical fact carries as much weight as hysterical myth with this channel. Arminius's only success was this ambush. Coalitions of Germanic tribes were systematically defeated in Germanicus's retaliatory campaigns and Arminius eventually killed in 21AD by Germanic nobles. Arminius's legacy is representative of historical extremism: one extreme sees him as a liberator from oppression; the other sees him as the seed which divided Europe into two camps, one on either side of the Rhine. Neither view is truthful; Marcus Aurelius wanted to revitalize the inclusion of territory in Magna Germania and was well poised to do so. His son, Commodus, retracted Marcus Aurelius's vision and abandoned his gains.