The Fall of Rome (Reading Space · English-Chinese Bilingual Themed Reading)

Author: Compiled by Guo Qixin of U.S. Keller Publishing Company
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Why did the mighty Roman Empire disappear? Since the tragic day in 410 when Alaric ended the Roman Empire in Western Europe, people have been seeking answers to this question. Unfortunately, the answer to this question is no clearer today than it was several hundred years ago. The Roman Empire fell, but not the entire empire was destroyed. When the barbarians conquered Rome in 476, they destroyed the Western Roman Empire. Attacks from foreign tribes and severe internal conflicts contributed to the empire's downfall. However, in the east, a vast land remained under Roman control. What happened to these regions? Why did they survive? More importantly, how did this eastern empire continue to exist for nearly a thousand years?