Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . no less than20,000 spectators, who must have assembled from all the region seats have disappeared; only the outside walls remain During the four centuries from the first emperor, Augustus, Loyalty toto the barbarian invasions we hear of no attempt on the part of ^^^ convic-its subjects to overthrow the Empire or to withdraw from it. ^gjg^giThe Roman State, it was universally believed, was to endureforever. Had a rebellious nation succeeded in th
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . no less than20,000 spectators, who must have assembled from all the region seats have disappeared; only the outside walls remain During the four centuries from the first emperor, Augustus, Loyalty toto the barbarian invasions we hear of no attempt on the part of ^^^ convic-its subjects to overthrow the Empire or to withdraw from it. ^gjg^giThe Roman State, it was universally believed, was to endureforever. Had a rebellious nation succeeded in throwing off therule of the emperor and in establishing its independence, it wouldsimply have placed itself outside the civilized world. lO Medieval and Modem Times The Weaknesses of the Roman Empire Reasons Empirelost its power 3. Just why the Roman government, long so powerful andso universally respected, finally became unable longer to defendits borders, and gave way before the scattered attacks of theGerman peoples, who never combined in any general allianceagainst it, is a very difficult question to answer Fig. 4. Roman Temple at NImes This beautiful temple at Nimes, France, was probably built about theyear one of the Christian era. It was situated in the forum with otherpublic buildings which have now disappeared. After the break-up ofthe Roman Empire it was used as a Christian church, then as a townhall, then as a warehouse, and finally as a stable. In 1824 it was restoredto its original condition as we now find it We know very little about the times, because the accounts thathave come down to us give us no reasons why things happenedas they did, and the best we can do is to see what were theconditions in the Empire when the Germans invaded it. The Roman government was in some respects very strong andwell organized, but there was no satisfactory way of choosing Western Europe before the Barbarian Invasions 11 a new emperor. No candidate could secur
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