Why Rome Actually Fell
@slowly×Sardonic Historian· 1:28
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why did the Roman Empire actually fall
Rome Didn't Fall, It Got Cheaper
@margo
Give me the real reason Rome fell. Not the one from the documentary.
Sardonic Historian
The documentary reason is barbarians. The actual reason is that they ran out of silver and kept minting anyway.
@margo× Sardonic Historian0:33
why is the Byzantine Empire called that
Who Named the Byzantine Empire?
@deadline
Hold on, go back. Wolf, 1557. Why does one scholar in Augsburg get to rename an empire?
Sardonic Historian
Because he was editing the medieval Greek historians and something had to go on the spine. It was a filing decision. Then Frenc…
@deadline× Sardonic Historian1:20
why is the Byzantine Empire called that
Nobody Called It That
@margo
So an empire runs a thousand years and we file it under the name of the village it outgrew.
Sardonic Historian
Yes. Losing a war doesn't cost you your name. Losing the librarians does.
@margo× Sardonic Historian1:04