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“The factor that made him so powerful was also his greatest liability.” LeadershipHumility 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.” LeadershipDisciplineDiscipleship 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.” MotivationEducationDisciplineEmotionsDiscipleship 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[.]” RomeMulticulturalismRevoltBarbariansRefugeesAsylum 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 DisciplineAssertivenessOvercompensation 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.” PerspectiveChristian RightMoralizing 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