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Question: Spiritually and/or militarily speaking, why do you think Rome fell!?
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A contributing factor had to be the Gladiatorial games, and the internal decay it must have had on the population!. When death becomes a form of entertainment, life loses its value!.

It was Pliny the Elder, I believe, who thought that the games were simply stupid and senseless - until he saw his first!. He said that it was shocking at first, and then almost magnetic and hypnotic!. He couldn't take his eyes off, and waited with anticipation for the next ones!. also, after a while the shock value wears off, and the games have to be even more depraved to maintain their entertainment value!.

If psychologists are warning about the destructiveness of video games, just image seeing hundreds of people and animals slaughtered in one afternoon!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think Rome fell because of the lead!. They used lead pipes to carry their drinking water and the lead bio-accumulated in their system and over time the lead drove them crazy!.
BTW, the word plumbing comes from Plumbum which in Latin means lead!. We all know the health effects lead poisoning has on a person, including learning disabilities and insanity!. Lead has been found and documented in the skeleton remains of the Ancient Romans!. Www@QuestionHome@Com