**What brought the decline of the eastern Roman Empire – and what can we learn from it?**

_"It seems the Roman Empire entered the 7th century at the peak of its power. But Roman miscalculations, and their failure against their Persian opponents, brought the entire area into a downward spiral. This left the two empires weak and allowed Islam to rise."_

🔗 https://theconversation.com/what-brought-the-decline-of-the-eastern-roman-empire-and-what-can-we-learn-from-it-245101

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