Why the Roman Empire Fell
No single event ended Rome. A state that had already been stretched, debased and divided met a series of shocks it could no longer absorb, and the western half stopped functioning.
No single event ended Rome. A state that had already been stretched, debased and divided met a series of shocks it could no longer absorb, and the western half stopped functioning.
Moveable type did more than make books cheaper. It changed what could be trusted, what could be checked, and who got to argue about it. Here is what actually shifted.