What Really Caused Rome’s Shocking Downfall?
Explore the dramatic fall of the Western Roman Empire, tracing its decline from the tumultuous “Crisis of the 3rd Century” to its ultimate end in 476 AD. Discover how internal strife, economic collapse, devastating plagues, and relentless barbarian invasions (including the Visigothic sack of Rome) weakened the empire from within and without. The pivotal figures like Diocletian, whose reforms attempted to stabilize the vast state, and Constantine the Great, who legalized Christianity and established a new capital, fundamentally altering the empire’s trajectory. The profound societal shifts that followed, the rise of the Church, and the enduring legacy of Rome that continues to shape our world. Credit to : Odyssey – Ancient History Documentaries