Roman Empire Weekly

Did the Roman Empire 'decline and fall' or did it evolve into something new?

     The Roman Empire never declined or fell, it just was reborn. It became a new empire out of an old one. It's like upgrading, you have all the great things from the old thing incorporated with the new thing. Many believe that it fell because it wasn't called the roman empire. People just don't understand why they think something with a new name is different. The roman empire never fell but was reborn into new smaller empires.

     Firstly, How could someone think that the roman empire fell? People do not understand that it became smaller empires. The roman empire just changed its name. They still had its strength it had before but they just condensed into mini empires. "no empire has ever fallen – but rather been absorbed into the peoples and ways of living that came after it."(Winstonite) This is why the empire never actually declined. 

     Secondly, They were still the same people. So the empire just switched around and changed names. This does not really change the people and their lives. It only changes their government. "We today in the West bear more resemblance ideologically and figuratively to the Romans than we do to the Barbarians of Europe"(Winstonite) The quote shows that we today are just like the romans is some ways. We are more like them then we thought.This is why the roman empire never actually fell.

     Finally, Their culture still was alive in the people. They were not change the people it changed the government. People do not understand that when the roman empire split they became small empires with the same culture they had before. "in fact, that I think it’s safe to say that the Roman Empire never fell. The ideas of that time never died." (Winstonite) This quote shows that the ideas of goverment and politics are still with us today from the romans.

     In Conclusion, the quotes really show how the roman empire never fell. The Roman empire was absorbed into small empires with the same culture. The roman empire never fell but was reborn into new smaller empires. How could someone say the roman empire fell when we still use their form of government today. This really shows how we are still living in the roman empire. The culture is also till alive in our society. This is really why the roman empire never fell. 

CITED:

Winstonite. "The Roman Empire never fell. | The Winstonite." The Winstonite | Dedicated to the memory of Winston Smith. Winsonite, 6 Jan. 2011. Web. 13 Apr. 2011.