So Rome basically fell from poor leadership and a border crisis

If you played the campaign mode in Rome: Total War as your empire grew, it is quite hard to manage cities and settlements while defending it from enemies. If it's hard in video game, imagine doing it in real life.

What i love and find fascinating about Rome is that it never really fell or was destroyed, Rome just became so huge and had so many different cultures within it that it just morphed into small alternative versions of Rome, France, Spain and Portugal have a strong influence from Rome in their buildings, language and religion, even England was heavily influenced by Roman culture and values.

Rome didn’t fall, It moved to America.

Rome also suffered from three ecological disasters: 1) the playing out of its major gold, silver, copper and iron mines; 2) a grain blight which reduced North Africa to desert instead of farmland; 3) the first incursion of influenza -- an airborne viral plague -- which wiped out *half* the population. It took a lot to bring that empire down.

History taught us that the only way to defeat a huge unbeatable empire is to let itself crumble down into pieces.

Thank you for a really good overview of the Fall of Rome. If you do a movie detailed documentary I think the areas of the use of mercenaries, the deep decline of people living by their own moral standards and the relationship of the Roman Empire's citizens personal wealth and the decline of the Roman citizens moral life. Keep the great work.

"Suddenly, the Romans had a huge influx of barbarian warriors fleeing across their border - And Rome's lack of management in their border states came back to haunt them." Let that sink in.

Rome did not so much fall but more faded away. Once the empire was split in half the empires ability to deal with constant invasions, especially in the west, was greatly diminished. As the empire sustained military loses it was carved up piece by piece. With each new region being lost the tax revenue was lost, making the empire that much weaker. A downward economic and military spiral. Octavian (Augustus) himself knew the empire would not last forever and wrote that in personal letters that I have read.

Commondus is a prime example of what a weak man is. His father was a great leader, but he didn't spend enough time with his son. This had a negative effect on Commondus and it was one of the many things that made him into the man he was. The key to good leaders and less corruption is both education and a healthy household where both parents have time to spend with their kids.

Excellent, enjoyed this video very much. Thanks

Thanks for including Miserere at 13:43

some of this is eerily similar to modern day America. not saying it will end tomorrow but we are definitely in a noticeable decline with no signs of changing

Like lots of documentary said, the causes of it's fall weren't barbarians invasions, they had it for centuries, and the majority of its population was originally foreigners that were invaded and integrated. it's fall was caused by infightings, thirst of power and a paralysed society more interested in the status quo than evolving itself for surviving the future.

The ladies thing we watch football every weekend, we really be studying the Roman Empire

A very simplistic take and entertaining.

Germanic and Hunnic tribes broke the Roman empire in half, Rashiduns and Seljuks broke the backbone of the remaining Eastern portion by snatching Anatolia, North Africa and the Levant, and Ottomans did the ultimate finish

So we are just excluding how eastern half of the Roman Empire survived for another 977 years ? West or East didn’t matter it was still the Roman Empire. Once the west fell they didn’t all the sudden change their name and identity to “The Byzantines”, the term byzantine empire wasn’t even created until the year 1557 a full 104 years after the complete fall of the Roman’s on may 29th 1453….RIP Constantine XI he died like a badass

Well done 👏🏻

As a Chinese person, I think the ultimate reason for the Roman Empire fall is that Italians didn't have a population advantage over other people in the empire, especially Greeks and Egyptians. The Chinese Han Empire which existed at the same time and had similar population and territory had a much bigger population advantage in its core region (central plain)

Glad Emperor Aurelian got a mention, probably the most underrated Roman Emperor. He did a lot in 5 years than most emperor ever would.

A lot of countries claimed that they destroyed Rome, but in reality it was Rome who destroyed Rome

Who's here just because it's what dudes think about?

This video was so interesting I’ve thought about the Roman Empire every day since.

"Caesar, you don't have to feel guilty. It's not your fault. You didn't do anything wrong." "That's the problem, Jovius. I didn't do anything. This didn't have to happen. I wanted peace. I WANTED PEACE. What...what will history say about me now?" *-Conversation between Emperor Honorius and his adviser Jovius after the sacking of Rome, "Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire"*

I think this proves it. History repeats itself. Can anyone else think of a Republic seemingly experiencing such things in modern times?

14:11 uh ohhh…. The Protestants about to get mad😂

Sounds very familiar!

If anyone is interested in this topic I would highly recommend reading “The Fall of the Roman Empire” by Peter Heather. It is very likely that what caused the Empire to fall wasn’t necessarily internal corruption (which always existed) or a decline in the quality of Roman troops, but an enormous wave of migration of Germanic peoples brought upon by the invasions of the Huns. An additional factor was the rise of Sassanid Persia, ironically seen by most contemporaries as the biggest threat to Rome, which prevented the East from providing effective aid to the West. The final nail in the coffin was when Geiseric conquered and maintained control of Africa, which was where much of the late empire’s wealth came from

Just like Jesus said ,"how can a house divided stand???"

It never ended its still going on today we still use the Roman calendar

How often do we think about the Roman Empire? More than 2.1 million times obviously!!! 😂

"Oh, city of Rome, enjoy your existence, as you shall fall ruled by a man named Romulus..." *-Last words of shepherd Remus*

I wanna see a hypothetical video of “what if America falls”

I'm intrigued by your characterisation of the Roman Catholic Church as a continuation of the Roman Empire, in terms of some of its formal properties and a great deal of its executive function. I should mention that I'm not a historian - I just retain an interest in classical antiquity from my decade of Latin at boarding school half a century ago.

0 days without thinking about the roman empire

Rome was doomed to fall. A string of terrible emperors, a weakened economy, and an increase of stronger opponents acted like a ticking time bomb.

3:22 false. That's something of a new kind of urban myth. We actually have records of sensational persecutory efforts. 1) by the Roman historian Tacitus describing how Nero shifted blame for the fire onto Christians and had them covered in beast skins and torn apart by dogs; and two early 4th-century works arguably constituting a gold standard of what an explicit historical undertaking of the time might look like, esp. RE suffering of Christians under Roman rule up until that time: 2) On the Deaths of the Persecutors by Lactantius 3) The Church History of Eusebius, written by the bishop of Caesarea in modern-day Israel. 2 and 3 were finished during Constantine's reign. You can suggest the lions stories are uncorroborated (debatable considering applying comparable standards to our other Rome sources). But it's untrue to say that there's no historical basis, regardless the misgivings of 19th century editors. And it's not your first video getting a major detail wrong and mischaracterizing a group.

How much do men think about the Roman Empire? Me watching this video: Yes

Wealth disparity and corruption. Sounds familiar.

Thank you for putting this together very interesting!👏🏽👏🏽 Thumbs up and I have a subscribed thank you..👍🏽

We are living a similar fate now.

Who’s here thinking about the roman empire???

No empire or order will last forever, only death, chaos and destruction is eternal.

Speaking of the Crisis of the Third Century, it is quite sad that the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Rome was celebrated during such a really depressing and decadent period. Romulus sure would have considered unworthy to celebrate the anniversary in the midst of the great crisis of the Empire. I mean, not alls states can boast of being 1000 years old...

What a facnating and informative video keep up the good work infographics 😉😉😉

Its an endless cycle. Chaos-order-chaos= purpose (meaning) for life. Im just happy im alive in this time of "peace". 😂

A large percent of territory of Rome was conquered under the Republic, the beginning stated before an empire it was a republic with "a lot less territory", the empire added some more territory but not as much as the republic added

As successful governments become established in new areas, it becomes difficult to manage, and corruption grows within, making it more expensive and time consuming to do the same things it had done before much more quickly and efficiently. This internal inefficiency grows until it can no longer sustain the level of governance it had attained and collapses.

Read Peter Heather 'The fall of the Roman Empire'. In the book, its explained that essentially it was the many and serious barbarian invasions that happaned between ~375AD to 476AD that caused the westen Empire to collapse. All the other factors were contributory but were not new and those factors continued in the Eastern Empire after the West had collapsed. but the East survived another 1000 years.

Reminds me of America now lol. Every great empire eventually falls.

We live in a comparable age, the age of Commodus, the Roman Emperor whose-reign most historian's consider marked the beginning of the end for Rome...

“I’m ruling over you like a boot full of my citizens.” Julius Caesar

The Roman Empire is alive and far from well. It is in its final stages. Luther gave it a second wind, but it is almost done.

Very nice summary of so many years.

Very thorough breakdown in my opinion, well done and thank you

This video is a great lesson for everything happening around the world right now on how gradual changes/destabilization over years change world economics, and countries.

America in the 2020's.

"Empires aren't immune to internal strife. "

I can’t believe the Pomeranians tried to break away. They seemed like such good boys.

I kinda wish we had a bit more dates listed instead of just the length of time of each ruler. Would’ve been nice get more of the dates of the rulers

I think about Rome 3-5 times per week

This was an interesting watch

Inforgraphics show always giving me new knowledge and ideas. Thank you

One of those 5 emperors was a good emperor who was likely disposed of because he WAS good. His name was Pertinax.

If it’s not skin it’s not leather! If it’s not from a mammary gland it’s not milk, it’s extract….and so on.

"How often do you think about the roman empire?"

I think this video was well put together and puts current events into perspective.🧐🧐🧐

Elite Greed almost always is the rot that contributes to the downfall of all empires.

In essence - the leadership lacked vision and was insecure. Hence the fall

Here I am again thinking about the Roman Empire.🤔

As always great video everyone involved 👍

For anyone watching this video please be aware it’s riddled with inaccuracies either do to lack of knowledge on the writers part or due to not wanting this video to be to long much is passed over

The contrast between what's going on in America and the fall of Rome is staggering !

Yeahhh I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately

Can’t be a coincidence this comes out after OverSimplified releases his First Punic War Series videos (Rome vs Carthage). And honestly I’m here for it

I don't normally comment on the videos I watch. However, I feel compelled to give my feedback here. The videos of this channel are so interesting and insightful. How many of you actually have The Inforgraphics Show as a must watch before going to sleep?? 😉

Iniquities and vanity. It's how they always fall.

00:00 The Roman Empire's fall was a result of its transition from a Republic to an Empire and its hunger for conquest. 02:22 Religious conflict brewed under the surface of the stable Roman Empire during the first century CE. 04:45 The Year of the Five Emperors led to the biggest crisis in Rome's history. 06:56 Constantine's reign brought success and Christianity's rise, but internal strife and external threats led to Rome's downfall. 09:12 Influx of barbarian warriors led to a refugee crisis and guerilla war in Rome 11:28 The Roman Empire split into two halves, with the eastern half becoming the Byzantine Empire and the western half ruled by Honorius. 00:17 The Roman Empire fell due to military decline, ineffective communication, and lack of strong leadership. 15:40 The Roman Empire fell due to weak leadership, corruption, and military unpreparedness. Crafted by Merlin AI.

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The complex combination of several factors contributed to the “Fall” of the Roman Empire: political, social, cultural, military, economic, environmental, climatic; but the single greatest reason for the collapse was simply this: the rich increasingly became incredibly rich while the rest were plunged into desperate poverty. Deprived of a robust, confident, informed, secure, productive and stable middle class of citizens (which had made the empire possible in the first place) the Roman State could not survive. The increasing economic, social and political marginalization of the citizen body eventually led to a complete breakdown of public institutions and mores. Under those conditions a total systems collapse is always inevitable. ADDENDUM (edit). Leaders and plutocrats beware: diminish the middle class at your (and our combined) peril; the very system that made your wealth, power and privilege possible will collapse if the most productive segment of society is not there to support and uphold it.

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Greed eventually leads to societies downfall and debasement of currency.

The most straightforward theory for Western Rome's collapse pins the fall on a string of military losses sustained against outside forces. Rome had tangled with Germanic tribes for centuries, but by the 300s “barbarian” groups like the Goths had encroached beyond the Empire's borders.

So basically... everything went wrong.

This was surprisingly well-done! A few minor corrections, if I may: 1) Constantine may have been the 1st Christian emperor, but unfortunately, he was also the first anti-Semite to rule. He forbade any conversion to Judaism, and forbade his new "Christian" Romans from marrying Jews. 2) Theodosius was the 1st emperor in history to actually *force religious conversion onto his people (Constantine had made it optional). Romans were now forced to pray to Jesus under penalty of death; Pagan statues, libraries, and temples were looted and destroyed, and the Olympics (traditionally dedicated to Zeus) , were outlawed, and did not return until 1859. As for the Catholic Church ruling Europe once the Roman Empire effectively "fell", yes... this period of plagues, education for the nobility only, misbegotten crusades, and massive power abuse by the church itself is known simply as The Dark Ages.

Sheesh I’ve been thinking about this twice a week

I think you guys forgot to mention the moral decay of the Roman society also dealt significant damage to the empire's stability

I was sitting here at midnight and thinking of this . . .

His solo reign saw less military conflict than that of Marcus Aurelius, but internal intrigues and conspiracies abounded, goading Commodus to an increasingly dictatorial style of leadership. This culminated in his creating a deific personality cult, including his performances as a gladiator in the Colosseum. Throughout his reign, Commodus entrusted the management of affairs to his palace chamberlain and praetorian prefects, namely Saoterus, Perennis and Cleander.

Initially it was a monarchy actually and a lot of the reason Atilla was such a challenge for rome was because their military focused primarily on heavy infantry whereas the hunns focused primarily on horse archers theres not a lot infantry can do do skirmishing cavalry well they did adapt and create things like cataphracti (cataphracts) and overcome the hunns the damage was already done

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Just a standard guy checking in doing my daily 17 minutes of thinking about the Roman empire

TikTok brought down Rome by breaking down society

Reminds me of a political philosophy discussion in Battlestar Galactica: A Newly Elected President asks "Why have a police AND a military? Why not just have one supreme law appointed group that deals with all threats?" A Military Commander replies "The police enforce state law and protect its people, while the military engages opposing enemies from outside the state that are a threat to its people. *If you have one military force with supreme power then the enemy of the state tends to be its own people."*

The game Ryse: Son of Rome, is about this one guy whose survival in (I think it was England) had a domino effect due to his later actions that ultimately resulted in the prevention of Rome's eventual fall by killing the guy whose policies laid the groundwork for what later doomed the Roman Empire.

For me, one of the best parts about the Roman Empire is that they made Sparta a tourist attraction.

One possible major cause of the weird madness of most leaders, is an apparently very strange component of the domestic life. It seems that all water in Roma came through pipes made of lead. Now, we all know it's toxic. Back then they didn't realize that, so, consuming daily, it "lead" to lead intoxication, saturnism. It's a very interesting and realistic theory.

Starting my Roman Empire phase

Constantine after watching a weird light in the Sky: "For the Gods. What was that thing in the sky we just saw?" Lactantius: "A message from God, who wants you to reunify the Empire under the cross of Jesus. With the symbol he made in the sky you shall conquer!" Constantine: "You're right. If, in order to restore Rome's glory, I must use the signal of the God of christianity and spread his word throughout the Empire, then it shall be done!" *Draws sword* "FOR CHRIST!!!" Soldiers: *Draw swords* "FOR CHRIST!!!" *Meanwhile, a few kilometers away* Shepherd: *Returns home, finding his house completely destroyed by a meteorite* "Son of a b*tch..."