Snapshot · Modern Wisdom
The mainstream historical consensus places the fall of the Western Roman Empire at 476 AD when Romulus was replaced by the barbarian Odoacer, though the Eastern Empire continued to around 1300 AD.
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George uses the Roman Empire's slow, unannounced decline as a metaphor for how today's dominant powers will fall without anyone noticing — including the British Empire. [1] — George Mack "476 AD is the 'official' end of the Roman Empire, but the Eastern half survived until 1300 AD. If CNN existed then, nobody would have repor…" 59:50
476 AD is the 'official' end of the Roman Empire, but the Eastern half survived until 1300 AD. If CNN existed then, nobody would have reported it. When today's dominant empire declines, there will be no headline — just slow, unacknowledged drift.
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