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Dale Price's avatar

The last act of a united-ish Western Empire was the strategic victory over Attila. And that took the help of a lot of Franks and Burgundians. After Aetius' murder, it was just a fight for scraps of territory and local titles.

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Donald Lippert's avatar

(Please forgive the typo: It's obviously The Sacred Images Project!!!)

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Donald Lippert's avatar

I was struck by the words: “And the pope stayed in Rome.”. Despite sackings and looting and chaos and imperial decline… The pope stayed in Rome. Thanks to the Sacred Arts Project for all that you do.

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Lexi's avatar

Rome was like a headache: you don't notice when it goes away.

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