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Was Rome Responsible For The Collapse Of The Roman Empire?

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There have been many circumstances that historians have blamed for the collapse of the Roman Empire. Still, others claim that the Roman Empire didn’t really fall; since the eastern half continued on for some thousands of years in the form of the Byzantine Empire. Just how and when the fall actually occurred remains an ongoing dispute, certain popular theories have surfaced to explain the western Rome’s decline and disintegration. The most straightforward theory was the invasion of the Barbarian ethnic groups. Western Rome pinned the collapse on the fall on a string of military losses sustained against outside forces. Finally, the Germanic leader Odoacer staged a revolt and deposed the Emperor Romulus Augustulus. Thus, no Roman emperor would

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