I had been thinking about the 210 Reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire: an historian had, as a joke, collected into one list everything which had been claimed to be a reason for the fall of the Roman Empire. It ended up quite a list containing the likes of Lead Poisoning, Tristesse, Villa Economy, and Deforestation; obviously, it also contained mutually contradictory entries like Pacifism and Militarism, Decline of the Cities and Excessive Urbanization, Christianity and Paganism, Rationalism and Irrationality, and Capitalism and Communism.
This made me remember some things I had read on this very forum; for example, I had once encountered here the claim that the Roman Empire fell because of the Senatorial elite abusing their influence to engage in tax evasion and avoidance. Which made me realize we could always add some new items to the list.
So, I thought to make an AHC Game about it, where in every comment you can make up a new Reason for the Decline of the Roman Empire yourself. The quality and plausibility is less important than whether it is fun.
I will go first:
Reason 211: Lack of Decadence:
Thanks to all those civil wars there no longer was enough money and time left for debauched parties, and gladiator fights were banned by Christians; morale plummeted because people no longer could have any fun.
This made me remember some things I had read on this very forum; for example, I had once encountered here the claim that the Roman Empire fell because of the Senatorial elite abusing their influence to engage in tax evasion and avoidance. Which made me realize we could always add some new items to the list.
So, I thought to make an AHC Game about it, where in every comment you can make up a new Reason for the Decline of the Roman Empire yourself. The quality and plausibility is less important than whether it is fun.
I will go first:
Reason 211: Lack of Decadence:
Thanks to all those civil wars there no longer was enough money and time left for debauched parties, and gladiator fights were banned by Christians; morale plummeted because people no longer could have any fun.