210 Reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire
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| + | *From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1911. | ||
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| − | *Abolition of gods | + | *[[Abolition of gods]] |
| − | *Abolition of rights | + | *[[Abolition of rights]] |
| − | *Absence of character | + | *[[Absence of character]] |
| − | *Absolutism | + | *[[Absolutism]] |
| − | *Agrarian question | + | *[[Agrarian question]] |
| − | *Agrarian slavery | + | *[[Agrarian slavery]] |
| − | *Anarchy | + | *[[Anarchy]] |
| − | *Anti-Germanism | + | *[[Anti-Germanism ]] |
| − | *Apathy | + | *[[Apathy ]] |
| − | *Aristocracy | + | *[[Aristocracy]] |
| − | *Asceticism | + | *[[Asceticism]] |
| − | *Attack of the Germans | + | *[[Attack of the Germans]] |
| − | *Attack of the Huns | + | *[[Attack of the Huns ]] |
| − | *Attack of riding nomads | + | *[[Attack of riding nomads]] |
| − | *Backwardness in science | + | *[[Backwardness in science ]] |
| − | *Bankruptcy | + | *[[Bankruptcy ]] |
| − | *Barbarization | + | *[[Barbarization]] |
| − | *Bastardization | + | *[[Bastardization]] |
| − | *Blockage of land by large landholders | + | *[[Blockage of land by large landholders]] |
| − | *Blood poisoning | + | *[[Blood poisoning ]] |
| − | *Bolshevization | + | *[[Bolshevization]] |
| − | *Bread and circuses | + | *[[Bread and circuses]] |
| − | *Bureaucracy | + | *[[Bureaucracy]] |
| − | *Byzantinism | + | *[[Byzantinism]] |
| − | *Capillarite sociale | + | *[[Capillarite sociale]] |
| − | *Capitalism | + | *[[Capitalism]] |
| − | *Capitals, change of | + | *[[Capitals, change of]] |
| − | *Caste system | + | *[[Caste system]] |
| − | *Celibacy | + | *[[Celibacy]] |
| − | *Centralization | + | *[[Centralization]] |
| − | *Childlessness | + | *[[Childlessness]] |
| − | *Christianity | + | *[[Christianity]] |
| − | *Citizenship, granting of | + | *[[Citizenship, granting of]] |
| − | *Civil war | + | *[[Civil war]] |
| − | *Climatic deterioration | + | *[[Climatic deterioration]] |
| − | *Communism | + | *[[Communism ]] |
| − | *Complacency | + | *[[Complacency]] |
| − | *Concatenation of misfortunes | + | *[[Concatenation of misfortunes]] |
| − | *Conservatism | + | *[[Conservatism ]] |
| − | *Corruption | + | *[[Corruption ]] |
| − | *Cosmopolitanism | + | *[[Cosmopolitanism]] |
| − | *Crisis of legitimacy | + | *[[Crisis of legitimacy]] |
| − | *Culinary excess | + | *[[Culinary excess]] |
| − | *Cultural neurosis | + | *[[Cultural neurosis]] |
| − | *Decentralization | + | *[[Decentralization]] |
| − | *Decline of Nordic character | + | *[[Decline of Nordic character]] |
| − | *Decline of the cities | + | *[[Decline of the cities]] |
| − | *Decline of the Italian population | + | *[[Decline of the Italian population]] |
| − | *Deforestation | + | *[[Deforestation]] |
| − | *Degeneration | + | *[[Degeneration ]] |
| − | *Degeneration of the intellect | + | *[[Degeneration of the intellect]] |
| − | *Demoralization | + | *[[Demoralization ]] |
| − | *Depletion of mineral resources | + | *[[Depletion of mineral resources]] |
| − | *Despotism | + | *[[Despotism ]] |
| − | *Destruction of environment | + | *[[Destruction of environment ]] |
| − | *Destruction of peasantry | + | *[[Destruction of peasantry]] |
| − | *Destruction of political process | + | *[[Destruction of political process ]] |
| − | *Destruction of Roman influence | + | *[[Destruction of Roman influence]] |
| − | *Devastation | + | *[[Devastation]] |
| − | *Differences in wealth | + | *[[Differences in wealth]] |
| − | *Disarmament | + | *[[Disarmament]] |
| − | *Disillusion with stated | + | *[[Disillusion with stated]] |
| − | *Division of empire | + | *[[Division of empire]] |
| − | *Division of labor | + | *[[Division of labor]] |
| − | *Earthquakes | + | *[[Earthquakes]] |
| − | *Egoism | + | *[[Egoism]] |
| − | *Egoism of the state | + | *[[Egoism of the state]] |
| − | *Emancipation of slaves | + | *[[Emancipation of slaves]] |
| − | *Enervation | + | *[[Enervation ]] |
| − | *Epidemics | + | *[[Epidemics]] |
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| − | *Equal rights, granting of | + | *[[Equal rights, granting of]] |
| − | *Eradication of the best | + | *[[Eradication of the best]] |
| − | *Escapism | + | *[[Escapism ]] |
| − | *Ethnic dissolution | + | *[[Ethnic dissolution]] |
| − | *Excessive aging of population | + | *[[Excessive aging of population ]] |
| − | *Excessive civilization | + | *[[Excessive civilization]] |
| − | *Excessive culture | + | *[[Excessive culture]] |
| − | *Excessive foreign infiltration | + | *[[Excessive foreign infiltration]] |
| − | *Excessive freedom | + | *[[Excessive freedom ]] |
| − | *Excessive urbanization | + | *[[Excessive urbanization]] |
| − | *Expansion | + | *[[Expansion]] |
| − | *Exploitation | + | *[[Exploitation ]] |
| − | *Fear of life | + | *[[Fear of life]] |
| − | *Female emancipation | + | *[[Female emancipation]] |
| − | *Feudalization | + | *[[Feudalization]] |
| − | *Fiscalism | + | *[[Fiscalism]] |
| − | *Gladiatorial system | + | *[[Gladiatorial system ]] |
| − | *Gluttony | + | *[[Gluttony ]] |
| − | *Gout | + | *[[Gout ]] |
| − | *Hedonism | + | *[[Hedonism ]] |
| − | *Hellenization | + | *[[Hellenization ]] |
| − | *Heresy | + | *[[Heresy ]] |
| − | *Homosexuality | + | *[[Homosexuality]] |
| − | *Hothouse culture | + | *[[Hothouse culture]] |
| − | *Hubris | + | *[[Hubris]] |
| − | *Hypothermia | + | *[[Hypothermia ]] |
| − | *Immoderate greatness | + | *[[Immoderate greatness]] |
| − | *Imperialism | + | *[[Imperialism ]] |
| − | *Impotence | + | *[[Impotence]] |
| − | *Impoverishment | + | *[[Impoverishment]] |
| − | *Imprudent policy toward buffer states | + | *[[Imprudent policy toward buffer states]] |
| − | *Inadequate educational system | + | *[[Inadequate educational system ]] |
| − | *Indifference | + | *[[Indifference ]] |
| − | *Individualism | + | *[[Individualism ]] |
| − | *Indoctrination | + | *[[Indoctrination ]] |
| − | *Inertia | + | *[[Inertia]] |
| − | *Inflation | + | *[[Inflation]] |
| − | *Intellectualism | + | *[[Intellectualism ]] |
| − | *Integration, weakness of | + | *[[Integration, weakness of]] |
| − | *Irrationality | + | *[[Irrationality]] |
| − | *Jewish influence | + | *[[Jewish influence]] |
| − | *Lack of leadership | + | *[[Lack of leadership]] |
| − | *Lack of male dignity | + | *[[Lack of male dignity ]] |
| − | *Lack of military recruits | + | *[[Lack of military recruits ]] |
| − | *Lack of orderly imperial succession | + | *[[Lack of orderly imperial succession]] |
| − | *Lack of qualified workers | + | *[[Lack of qualified workers]] |
| − | *Lack of rainfall | + | *[[Lack of rainfall]] |
| − | *Lack of religiousness | + | *[[Lack of religiousness]] |
| − | *Lack of seriousness | + | *[[Lack of seriousness ]] |
| − | *Large landed properties | + | *[[Large landed properties]] |
| − | *Lead poisoning | + | *[[Lead poisoning]] |
| − | *Lethargy | + | *[[Lethargy ]] |
| − | *Leveling, cultural | + | *[[Leveling, cultural]] |
| − | *Leveling, social | + | *[[Leveling, social ]] |
| − | *Loss of army discipline | + | *[[Loss of army discipline]] |
| − | *Loss of authority | + | *[[Loss of authority ]] |
| − | *Loss of energy | + | *[[Loss of energy ]] |
| − | *Loss of instincts | + | *[[Loss of instincts ]] |
| − | *Loss of population | + | *[[Loss of population]] |
| − | *Luxury | + | *[[Luxury ]] |
| − | *Malaria | + | *[[Malaria ]] |
| − | *Marriages if convenience | + | *[[Marriages if convenience]] |
| − | *Mercenary system | + | *[[Mercenary system]] |
| − | *Mercury damage | + | *[[Mercury damage ]] |
| − | *Militarism | + | *[[Militarism ]] |
| − | *Monetary economy | + | *[[Monetary economy]] |
| − | *Monetary greed | + | *[[Monetary greed ]] |
| − | *Money, shortage of | + | *[[Money, shortage of]] |
| − | *Moral decline | + | *[[Moral decline]] |
| − | *Moral idealism | + | *[[Moral idealism ]] |
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| − | *Moral materialism | + | *[[Moral materialism ]] |
| − | *Mystery religions | + | *[[Mystery religions]] |
| − | *Nationalism of Rome's subjects | + | *[[Nationalism of Rome's subjects]] |
| − | *Negative selection | + | *[[Negative selection ]] |
| − | *Orientalization | + | *[[Orientalization ]] |
| − | *Outflow of gold | + | *[[Outflow of gold ]] |
| − | *Over refinement | + | *[[Over refinement]] |
| − | *Pacifism | + | *[[Pacifism ]] |
| − | *Paralysis of will | + | *[[Paralysis of will]] |
| − | *Paralyzation | + | *[[Paralyzation ]] |
| − | *Parasitism | + | *[[Parasitism ]] |
| − | *Particularism | + | *[[Particularism ]] |
| − | *Pauperism | + | *[[Pauperism ]] |
| − | *Plagues | + | *[[Plagues]] |
| − | *Pleasure seeking | + | *[[Pleasure seeking ]] |
| − | *Plutocracy | + | *[[Plutocracy ]] |
| − | *Polytheism | + | *[[Polytheism ]] |
| − | *Population pressure | + | *[[Population pressure ]] |
| − | *Precociousness | + | *[[Precociousness ]] |
| − | *Professional army | + | *[[Professional army ]] |
| − | *Proletarization | + | *[[Proletarization ]] |
| − | *Prosperity | + | *[[Prosperity ]] |
| − | *Prostitution | + | *[[Prostitution ]] |
| − | *Psychoses | + | *[[Psychoses ]] |
| − | *Public baths | + | *[[Public baths]] |
| − | *Racial degeneration | + | *[[Racial degeneration ]] |
| − | *Racial discrimination | + | *[[Racial discrimination ]] |
| − | *Racial suicide | + | *[[Racial suicide]] |
| − | *Rationalism | + | *[[Rationalism ]] |
| − | *Refusal of military service | + | *[[Refusal of military service ]] |
| − | *Religious struggles and schisms | + | *[[Religious struggles and schisms]] |
| − | *Rentier mentality | + | *[[Rentier mentality]] |
| − | *Resignation | + | *[[Resignation ]] |
| − | *Restriction to profession | + | *[[Restriction to profession]] |
| − | *Restriction to the land | + | *[[Restriction to the land]] |
| − | *Rhetoric | + | *[[Rhetoric ]] |
| − | *Rise of uneducated masses | + | *[[Rise of uneducated masses]] |
| − | *Romantic attitudes to peace | + | *[[Romantic attitudes to peace]] |
| − | *Ruin of middle class | + | *[[Ruin of middle class]] |
| − | *Rule of the world | + | *[[Rule of the world ]] |
| − | *Semieducation | + | *[[Semieducation ]] |
| − | *Sensuality | + | *[[Sensuality ]] |
| − | *Servility | + | *[[Servility ]] |
| − | *Sexuality | + | *[[Sexuality ]] |
| − | *Shamelessness | + | *[[Shamelessness ]] |
| − | *Shifting of trade routes | + | *[[Shifting of trade routes]] |
| − | *Slavery | + | *[[Slavery ]] |
| − | *Slavic attacks | + | *[[Slavic attacks ]] |
| − | *Socialism (of the state) | + | *[[Socialism (of the state) ]] |
| − | *Soil erosion | + | *[[Soil erosion ]] |
| − | *Soil exhaustion | + | *[[Soil exhaustion ]] |
| − | *Spiritual barbarism | + | *[[Spiritual barbarism]] |
| − | *Stagnation | + | *[[Stagnation ]] |
| − | *Stoicism | + | *[[Stoicism ]] |
| − | *Stress | + | *[[Stress ]] |
| − | *Structural weakness | + | *[[Structural weakness]] |
| − | *Superstition | + | *[[Superstition ]] |
| − | *Taxation, pressure of | + | *[[Taxation, pressure of ]] |
| − | *Terrorism | + | *[[Terrorism ]] |
| − | *Tiredness of life | + | *[[Tiredness of life ]] |
| − | *Totalitarianism | + | *[[Totalitarianism ]] |
| − | *Treason | + | *[[Treason ]] |
| − | *Tristesse | + | *[[Tristesse ]] |
| − | *Two-front war | + | *[[Two-front war]] |
| − | *Underdevelopment | + | *[[Underdevelopment]] |
| − | *Useless eaters | + | *[[Useless eaters ]] |
| − | *Usurpation of all powers by the state | + | *[[Usurpation of all powers by the state]] |
| − | *Vain gloriousness | + | *[[Vain gloriousness]] |
| − | *Villa economy | + | *[[Villa economy]] |
| − | *Vulgarization | + | *[[Vulgarization]] |
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::See also: Karl Galinsky in Classical and Modern Interactions (1992) 53-73 | ::See also: Karl Galinsky in Classical and Modern Interactions (1992) 53-73 | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:30, 23 May 2009
- From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1911.
The Introduction of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
- Source: A. Demandt, Der Fall Roms (1984) 695
- See also: Karl Galinsky in Classical and Modern Interactions (1992) 53-73
