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I wasn't a big fan of that article. Some things were off... He proposes that the Inquisition and Crusades were a bad thing. He doesn't mention why they happened or what scope they really had... That they were a reaction of Europe fighting the invasion of Islam which was a huge part of the fall of the later Roman Empire.
He also completely ignores many other extremely influential changes in Roman law, society, and structure. Another big thing we often do not realize as we look back on history is that the vast majority of people did not live in Rome or near any cities. Their lives and experiences barely changed as all this was going down in Rome.
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[–] 9890935? 1 point 15 points 16 points (+16|-1) ago
It wouldn't be the first time feminism pulled the rug out from under western society.
https://heartiste.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/feminism-responsible-for-the-fall-of-rome/
[–] Calgacus 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago (edited ago)
I wasn't a big fan of that article. Some things were off... He proposes that the Inquisition and Crusades were a bad thing. He doesn't mention why they happened or what scope they really had... That they were a reaction of Europe fighting the invasion of Islam which was a huge part of the fall of the later Roman Empire.
[–] Eualos 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
They directly conquered Byzantium.
[–] im_the_dude_man 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
He also completely ignores many other extremely influential changes in Roman law, society, and structure. Another big thing we often do not realize as we look back on history is that the vast majority of people did not live in Rome or near any cities. Their lives and experiences barely changed as all this was going down in Rome.