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“The factor that made him so powerful was also his greatest liability.”

Leadership Humility

Book:The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

Source: The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

“Never base motivation or fear, entirely.”

Leadership Discipline Discipleship

Book:The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

Source: The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

“The cornerstone of the Roman legionnaires' astonishing fighting spirit can be attributed to their training.”

Motivation Education Discipline Emotions Discipleship

Book:The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

Source: The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

“[W]ithin a generation, the Roman order was shaken to its core and Roman armies, as one contemporary put it, 'vanished like shadows'. In 376, a large band of Gothic refugees arrived at the Empire's Danube frontier, asking for asylum. In a complete break with established Roman policy, they were allowed in, unsubdued. They revolted, and within two years had defeated and killed the emperor Valens - the one who had received them - along with two-thirds of his army[.]”

Rome Multiculturalism Revolt Barbarians Refugees Asylum

Book:The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

Source: The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

“The author describes the attitude of some on the frontier at Rome's twilight as exhibiting "a kind of London-in-the-blitz determination to carry on being more Roman than usual.”

Self Discipline Assertiveness Overcompensation

Book:The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

Source: The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

“With ancient history writers most immediately in view, the author indicates "tendency to look to the virtues and vices of individuals when seeking causes.”

Perspective Christian Right Moralizing

Book:The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

Source: The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians