"The story of the fifth century was one of the exploitation of imperial weakness. Thus the Western Empire died."

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Source : Adrian Goldsworthy (2009). “The Fall Of The West: The Death Of The Roman Superpower”, p.178, Hachette UK

Adrian Goldsworthy

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