Take every intellectual in the context of his bias. AFAIK, critics claim Christi

Take every intellectual in the context of his bias.
AFAIK, critics claim Christianity prevented Roman recovery once Rome was in deep trouble and less so th the great crisis and onward.

Over-expansion, over-immigration, insufficient aristocratic reproduction, cost of maintaining the empire, bureaucratic failure, lack of sufficient tech of communication, war of the great migrations, and empowerment of others by the Roman peace.

Same as now.

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