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Essay Archive - Why Rome Fell (a condensed version)
Why Rome Fell (a condensed version)
The sun had long ago set, the newborn moon peeked out from behind a
scattering of thin, high clouds. From a vantage point atop one of seven hills I
could see glimpses of how this great city must once have looked. The mammoth
buildings seem to shed their long years and are once again as they were; huge,
awe inspiring, it is as if a portal in time had opened and I am afforded a
glimpse into what was Rome. What could have caused this once master of all
cities to fall? This paper will attempt to describe some of the explanations
general....
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