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<p>[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 21437221, member: 81093"]The notion that the Roman Empire collapsed because of religion was de-bunked years ago. Instead, I think you might find that a primary driver of decay was inflation (due to printing money the Empire didn't have to pay troops they couldn't afford).</p><p><br /></p><p>And you're aware that the Renaissance was basically triggered by Eastern Roman scholars fleeing Constantinople, who then shared their ideas in the west, right? It's interesting that just when the Eastern Roman Empire was collapsing, it reached it's cultural zenith.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 21437221, member: 81093"]The notion that the Roman Empire collapsed because of religion was de-bunked years ago. Instead, I think you might find that a primary driver of decay was inflation (due to printing money the Empire didn't have to pay troops they couldn't afford). And you're aware that the Renaissance was basically triggered by Eastern Roman scholars fleeing Constantinople, who then shared their ideas in the west, right? It's interesting that just when the Eastern Roman Empire was collapsing, it reached it's cultural zenith.[/QUOTE]
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