Fall of Rome

Cultural  

1. The collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century. Two of the main events of the Fall of Rome were the plundering of the city of Rome by an invading tribe, the Vandals, in the middle years of the century and the abdication of the last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, in 476.

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Example Sentences

Other widely shared rhetoric referred to the end or collapse of America, often alluding to the fall of Rome.

From Seattle Times

Critic Jessica Kiang said “Megalopolis” “is a folly of such gargantuan proportions it’s like observing the actual fall of Rome.”

From Seattle Times

Some anthropologists believe such tainted wine contributed to the fall of Rome more so than lead-laced plumbing.

From Salon

Instead, Bump tells us what he is sure of — that the aftermath of the boomers will be a nation-shaking historical event, akin to the fall of Rome — but he emphasizes that it could take a few different paths and that boomers themselves are going to wind up largely responsible for their legacy.

From Washington Post

Thomas Cahill, who combined a fascination with the ancient world and a gift for droll, exuberant storytelling in best-selling books such as “How the Irish Saved Civilization,” which argued that Ireland was a haven for Western thought during the tumultuous period after the fall of Rome, died Oct.

From Washington Post