Anthony Kaldellis: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rise & Fall of Empires | Lex Fridman Podcast #498
1:56:39the West declines and collapses in 476 AD. So the Visigoths sack Rome in 410 AD,1:56:59High-level question: What is the reason for that decline and the collapse of the Western Roman Empire? So, nonstop civil wars, as we've talked about, weak emperors.2:03:12The structure of government, all these kinds of elements put together- ... maybe demographic shifts and declines that have to do with the fact that the center of the empire has mov














