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Old 04-10-2006, 15:56 PM   #7 (permalink)
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It had outlived its sell by date.
Sniper, you are part of the Gibbon crowd it seems.

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Originally Posted by EricTR
It was falling before it converted. Christianity united the empire that was coming apart at the seams. Not to mention the eastern roman empire (byzantine) that lasted another 1000 years under christianity
From 636 AD onwards it was except for a short period of time on the defensive. Romans giving tribute to Arabs? That has gotta suck.
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