A discussion by various authors of the reasons for the fall of Rome in 476, which marked the beginning of the end of what we now call ancient times.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
The Empire on the Brink of Collapse -- Emergence of the Grimmer Later Empire -- Constantine Ensures the Triumph of Christianity -- Problems and Struggles of Constantine's Successors -- The Empire is Permanently Divided -- The Huns Terrorize Europe -- The Vandals Sack Rome -- The Last Western Roman Emperors -- Rome's Eastern Sector Survives as the Byzantine Empire -- Survival of Roman Culture in the West -- Gibbon Opens the Debate on Rome's Fall -- The Western Empire's Economy Deteriorated -- Christianity Underminded Rome's Patriotic and Military Spirit -- The Army Became Undisciplined and Ineffective -- The Barbarians Overran the Western Empire -- Rome's Decline Helped Ensure the Triumph of Western Civilization.