Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-25 Thread Alan Grayson
On Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 11:36:28 AM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 3:21:03 PM UTC-6, Lawrence Crowell wrote: >> >> On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 4:59:39 PM UTC-5, Alan Grayson wrote: >>> >>> I believe the Roman army was well paid, had a prestigious status

Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-25 Thread Alan Grayson
On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 3:21:03 PM UTC-6, Lawrence Crowell wrote: > > On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 4:59:39 PM UTC-5, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> I believe the Roman army was well paid, had a prestigious status in >> society, and had superior tactics in battle, using superior weapons, and >>

Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-24 Thread Alan Grayson
On Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 11:51:47 PM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > On Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 6:16:47 AM UTC-6, Lawrence Crowell wrote: >> >> On Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 2:38:27 AM UTC-5, Alan Grayson wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 3:21:03 PM UTC-6, Lawrence

Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-22 Thread Philip Thrift
There is a theory around that the Romans' adoption of *Stoicism* - a brand pf philosophy [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism ] - is the fundamental reason the Roman Empire died. Sounds right to me. @philipthrift On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 4:59:39 PM UTC-5, Alan Grayson wrote: > > I

Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-21 Thread Alan Grayson
On Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 6:16:47 AM UTC-6, Lawrence Crowell wrote: > > On Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 2:38:27 AM UTC-5, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 3:21:03 PM UTC-6, Lawrence Crowell wrote: >>> >>> On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 4:59:39 PM UTC-5, Alan Grayson

Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-21 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
Meeker' via Everything List To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Apr 20, 2020 9:31 pm Subject: Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome On 4/20/2020 2:21 PM, Lawrence Crowell wrote: Of course remember, the Eastern Roman Empire, later termed the Byzantine Empire, continued well

Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-21 Thread Lawrence Crowell
On Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 2:38:27 AM UTC-5, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 3:21:03 PM UTC-6, Lawrence Crowell wrote: >> >> On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 4:59:39 PM UTC-5, Alan Grayson wrote: >>> >>> I believe the Roman army was well paid, had a prestigious status in

Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-21 Thread Alan Grayson
On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 3:21:03 PM UTC-6, Lawrence Crowell wrote: > > On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 4:59:39 PM UTC-5, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> I believe the Roman army was well paid, had a prestigious status in >> society, and had superior tactics in battle, using superior weapons, and >>

Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-20 Thread smitra
On 21-04-2020 03:31, 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List wrote: On 4/20/2020 2:21 PM, Lawrence Crowell wrote: Of course remember, the Eastern Roman Empire, later termed the Byzantine Empire, continued well enough. In fact under Justinian the Eastern Roman Empire reasserted itself in Rome and

Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-20 Thread 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List
On 4/20/2020 2:21 PM, Lawrence Crowell wrote: Of course remember, the Eastern Roman Empire, later termed the Byzantine Empire, continued well enough. In fact under Justinian the Eastern Roman Empire reasserted itself in Rome and much of Italy in the 6th century. This did not last terribly

Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-20 Thread Lawrence Crowell
On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 4:59:39 PM UTC-5, Alan Grayson wrote: > > I believe the Roman army was well paid, had a prestigious status in > society, and had superior tactics in battle, using superior weapons, and > perhaps most important was able to fight as a unit. But as Rome expanded it >

Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-20 Thread John Clark
On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 5:59 PM Alan Grayson wrote: *> I believe the Roman army was well paid, had a prestigious status in > society, and had superior tactics in battle, using superior weapons, and > perhaps most important was able to fight as a unit. But as Rome expanded it > didn't do a great

Re: Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-19 Thread spudboy100 via Everything List
2020 5:59 pm Subject: Crash course on the Fall of Rome I believe the Roman army was well paid, had a prestigious status in society, and had superior tactics in battle, using superior weapons, and perhaps most important was able to fight as a unit. But as Rome expanded it didn't do a great

Crash course on the Fall of Rome

2020-04-19 Thread Alan Grayson
I believe the Roman army was well paid, had a prestigious status in society, and had superior tactics in battle, using superior weapons, and perhaps most important was able to fight as a unit. But as Rome expanded it didn't do a great job in assimilating "the barbarians". Over time they became