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What Made the Western Roman Empire's Margin for Error So Narrow? - The Margin for Error in the Fifth-Century Roman Empire | Sleepy Facts About History
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In the year 395, the Roman Empire was formally divided between two young emperors, yet it remained a single state bound by shared laws, elites, and a conviction that Rome was indivisible. Within a single century, the western half would fragment beyond recovery, while the eastern half endured. This episode examines the structural divergence of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, exploring why the east absorbed shocks that overwhelmed the west and why this outcome was never guaranteed…
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