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Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Why the Roman Empire fell

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Who can say why an invasion of 15,000 vagabond warriors could hold at their mercy the entire population of Gaul - some 20 million people, a colossus of power and culture that incorporated the entire Mediterranean basin? During the second and third centuries, the Romans and Germans were roughly in balance along the Rhine-Danube frontier. The Romans, their strength sapped through civil strife and economic decline, had long since abandoned their plans of extending the frontier and were mainly concerned with defending it. By the end of the 4th century, five major groups had emerged: The Franks,...

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