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Does anyone own the book called-Taking Sides
Clashing Views in World History, Volume 1: The Ancient World to the Pre-Modern Era....................................

If you do have the book, PLEASE help me. I have to debate about this-

ISSUE 6. Were Internal Factors Responsible for the Fall of the Roman Empire?

YES: Antonio Santosuosso, from Storming the Heavens: Soldiers, Emperors, and Civililians in the Roman Empire (Westview Press, 2001)

NO: Peter Heather, from “The Huns and the End of the Roman Empire in Western Europe,” The English Historical Review (February 1995)

History professor Antonio Santosuosso states that the Roman Empire’s inability to cope w/ demands involving the defense of the empire was responsible for its demise. Professor of history Peter Heather claims that the invasion of the Huns forced other barbarians 2 use tribal unity as a survival technique and to seek safety w/in the confines of the Roman Empire.

....Im on the yes side wat can i say??

Answer 1

It's a well-known fact that the Roman Empire was in decline before the huns came to annihilate them. Problems with the economy, social issues, and governmental issues all contributed to it's downfall. The Empire probably would have collapsed on its own in a little while, the barbarians attacking Rome was just a catalyst added to the equation. The Yes side should be an easier point to debate, so research the fall of the empire (get a history text from the library) and back up your reasoning with facts about the empire's decline into a state of defenselessness.

Answer 2

One of the reasons for the success of the Roman Empire was that the Romans treated their Empire as the world. This belief formed the social cement, which kept the Empire sustained for as long as it did.

The Roman’s reign over most of Europe would only be temporary. After all, there were forces outside the Roman Empire, which were eating away at the Empire itself. Regardless of whether we accept the fact that Rome fell as a result of internal pressure or invasions from the outside, or both, but one thing is clear: Rome fell with a loud noise. It would take Western Civilizations nearly ten centuries to fashion a world, which could be the rival of the civilization of Rome.

The Romans were men of action. They took the concepts created by the Greeks and made them into the actual thing. The Romans also asked questions about the world, about nature, and about man. They also had the example of the Greeks and their history. They learned from the mistakes of the Greeks to create one of the greatest empires.

The result for the Romans was that they managed to create their own world and they called it the Roman Empire. However, their worldview became embodied in a pagan cult that was nothing less than patriotic worship of Rome.

If anything sustained the Empire, it was the concept of the "Genius of the Roman People." The Romans were taught to believe that the destiny of Rome was the destiny of the world This idea embraces the genius of the Roman people and thus created a civil religion. This civil religion was a secular, pagan religion, in which all men devoted their energies toward public service to state. These duties consisted of service and responsibilities because only through responsible service would one come to know virtue.

The majority of Roman emperors were scheming, devious, opportunistic, or plainly insane. they devised plans to enable their own conquer and wealth. However, it is strange that the Roman Empire lasted as long as it did. The decline of Rome was natural and required little explanation. Many factors including greed, wealth, and a number of other all seemed to cause the gradual decay in Rome.

One thing can be said with certainty -- although Rome ultimately fell in A.D. 476, its decline was a process that had been going on for centuries. It is believed that Roman strengths eventually became Roman weaknesses. Indeed they did, leaving a great empire in ruin as the world entered a new era of learning.

Answer 3

Actually, i would say that both answers are right, see by the 5th century A.D. Rome was in real trouble keeping its borders secure and free from barbarian attack, it is known that by that time there were even barbarians soldiers inside the roman armies; internal situation also was a factor in the decline of the roman empire, as you can check in almost every history book, from , lets say, 400 to 476 there were many emperors succeding one another, and chaos was almost he norm in those days; it seemed Rome no longer had the grip on the empire for it seemed Constantinople was growing in power, the eastern roman empire would last 1000 more years, until the turks defeated it in 1453, putting and end to the Middle Ages.