Rome's Fall Reconsidered (1916)

Rome's Fall Reconsidered is a historical book written by Vladimir Gregorievitch Simkhovitch in 1916. The book provides a new perspective on the fall of the Roman Empire, challenging the traditional narrative that the collapse was due to external factors such as barbarian invasions. Instead, Simkhovitch argues that the fall of Rome was a result of internal factors such as political corruption, economic decline, and social decay.The book is divided into several chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of the Roman Empire's decline. Simkhovitch begins by discussing the political system of Rome, arguing that the concentration of power in the hands of a few elites led to corruption and ultimately weakened the government. He then explores the economic factors that contributed to Rome's fall, including the decline of trade and the reliance on slave labor.Simkhovitch also delves into the social and cultural factors that played a role in Rome's decline, such as the loss of civic virtue and the rise of individualism. He argues that these factors, combined with the decline of the Roman military, made the empire vulnerable to invasion and ultimately led to its downfall.Overall, Rome's Fall Reconsidered offers a thought-provoking analysis of one of the most significant events in world history. Simkhovitch's perspective challenges traditional views of the fall of Rome and provides a fresh understanding of the complex factors that contributed to the empire's collapse.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.