HUMAN-111 Lecture 2: Human-111 - C2
12 Oct 2020
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The decline and fall of the roman empire, 3rd to 6th centuries: Split of empire into east and west, greek and latin. Britain o we have this idea of barbarians as being very different from romans (pelts, dirty, long hair) Roman empire in the east did not fall, but continued until 1453, ruled from. No sudden fall of imperial rule in the west but breakdown over more than 200 years. Widthdrawal from britain and spain c. 410. Otoh, senate continues to sit in rome until 530"s. Definitive imperial loss of italy only in 568. Problems with conventional popular view on the fall of the roman. Its not something that was sudden and they didn"t lose all power right away (happens over 300 years) still had control of the east for a while. Otoh, senate continus to sit in rome until 530. Roman and barbarians were not neat separate categories. It a from where you stand from kind of thing.
