Yeah, that's for sure, the Roman Empire in the west (including Britain) only endured for another 250 years, and in the east until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. /s
And how did it end?
OldNewYork: “But it doesn’t seem to have saved Rome.”
SunkenCiv: “Roman Empire in the west (including Britain) only endured for another 250 years, and in the east until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. /s”
The historical “tell” as to what was really going on just has to be Constantine the Great’s moving his capital from Rome to Byzantium. Why?
Whatever other reasons, it must be the Empire’s wealth, trade routes, surpluses of food & other vital materials were heavily weighted in the East, whereas costs of maintaining the Western Empire often exceeded revenues.
So under extreme pressures, the West was not financially viable, which explains why their troops eventually didn’t get paid & faded away.
Result: when barbarians overran the West, they faced a Roman Army a mere shadow of what it had been in earlier centuries.
Of course, nothing like that could ever happen these days, right?