How are people even justifying this shit hypothesis?
The WRE didn't suddenly became universal >muh christian compassion and all brotherly with everyone around them

>>1325480

Why are you bumping such a thread?

>>1325482
Because I actually want an answer, I refuse to believe that this meme exists without any reasoning behind it

>>1325495

Read Gibbon if you want an answer

>>1325480
Nobody said that. Most Christian states don't remotely conform to those criteria.

>>1325246

>the guy who initiates the empire's conversion happen shifts the capital to a city in the east named after him
>the eastern empire, also Christian, whose capitol is this city, survives for another thousand yards

Your point OP?

>>1325480

Because of several misconceptions around the Roman empire, the biggest one being that Rome was a precursor to modern westernized nations when in reality you have more in common with modern China than you do ancient Rome. This misconception and the fact that historical economics is one of the most overlooked aspects of historical studies creates a "Rome fell because of X modern problem" mindset