Posted on May 10, 2019
The Plagues That Might Have Brought Down the Roman Empire
318
5
4
4
4
0
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 4
Thank you for the very interesting cause of the Roman Empires demise.
(1)
(0)
Cliff notes version... Lack of enough food caused hunger/compromised immune systems of Roman citizens making them more susceptible to sickness. Plague hits. Roman roads create an ancient super highway to transport disease from city to city. There was not just one plague but multiple on a relatively short to me so angry, couple that with lower birth rates and you have a severe shortage of military aged males to fill the ranks of the Roman legions, no soldiers, no empire. The end.
(0)
(0)
Read This Next