17 The Fall of the Roman Empire Was Less a Clash of Civilizations and More an Opportunity to Mix and Mingle, a New Genetics Study Shows (archive.ph) posted 52 days ago by Mpetey123 52 days ago by Mpetey123 +17 / -0 10 comments share 10 comments share save hide report block hide replies
IMO when alaric sacked rome, rome never totally recovered.
Belisarius had a chance but he got backstabbed by the emperor. Him and Narses could have realistically recuperated the whole empire.