The Day Rome Burned — And Nobody Could Stop It #history #historyshorts #militaryhistory

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[00:00:00]is burning. Nobody [music] can stop it.

[00:00:03]At its peak, the Roman Empire controlled 70 million people, a third of the entire world.

[00:00:08]>> [music] >> But corruption rotted it from the inside. The army that once conquered the world could no longer defend its own borders.

[00:00:14]Barbarian tribes poured in from every direction, the Visigoths, the [music] Vandals, the Huns.

[00:00:19]In 410 AD, Rome was sacked for the first time in 800 years. Citizens who had never known war watched their eternal city burn. 37 emperors in 70 years.

[00:00:28]>> [music] >> Most were assassinated.

[00:00:30]On September 4th, 476 AD, the last Roman emperor was overthrown. He was just 16 [music] years old. 800 years of civilization gone overnight.

[00:00:39]The same warning signs that destroyed Rome existed in every empire that came after. But here's the question, are we next?

[00:00:45]Are we next? [music] Watch this again.

[00:00:46]You'll notice something different the second time.