Reading Space · Bilingual Themed Reading Materials The Fall of Rome

Author: Compiled by U.S. Keller New Publishing Company / Guo Qixin
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
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, even today, the answer is no clearer than it was several hundred years ago. The Romans fell, but not the entire empire was destroyed. When the barbarians conquered Rome in 476, it was the Western Roman Empire that fell. 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 endure for nearly a thousand years?