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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

That's ignorant of modern scholarship. Here are some serious historians you might want to look into:

  • Peter Heather
  • Anthony Kaldellis
  • Averil Cameron
  • Timothy Gregory
  • John Haldon

There are others, of course.

And no. By the time the Western half collapsed, the East had not drifted apart. That started happening 2-3 centuries later, definitely after Justinian. And it was not even completed as a process until after the 4th crusade at least.

[–] Shezzagrad@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Honestly you are right as someone who started his love for history with the Romans, I didn't know this was a debate, so I did some research and to me personally the end of the Roman empire was 476ad with the last western Roman empire abdicating. Or perhaps the fall of Constantinople

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Roma Invicta, frater!

It's a fascinating topic! Keep learning!

[–] Shezzagrad@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

It absolutely is. Tho to be honest it was my beginning foray into history since then, my new passion is bronze age middle eastern/Indus history. But of course the glory of Rome is unlike many others