History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Title: History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Author: Edward Gibbon
Release: 1776-01-01
Kind: ebook
Genre: Ancient History, Books, History
Size: 516874
They had become weak, outsourcing their duties to defend their Empire to barbarian mercenaries, who then became so numerous and ingrained that they were able to take over the Empire. Romans, he believed, had become effeminate, unwilling to live a tougher, "manly" military lifestyle.

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