German Barbarians

During the fall of the Roman Empire, the government would hold events in the famous colosseum where they would throw in peasants, men, families, and children, strip them naked, and have them fight lions or fight each other to the death. The audience would be given bread and wine to enjoy during the entertainment. For many years, this was how the Roman Empire would distract its inhabitants from the crumbling empire around them. Presently when we describe forcing humans to fight each other to the death, we think of post-apocalyptic universes, where humanity barely exists.
There were many causes of the lengthy process of the Roma Empire falling the ethical breach being one of the main causes. Many emperors such as Tiberius and Commodus would sexually abuse young, male slaves, physically abuse their citizens, and surround themselves with concubines. …show more content…
Had they been legitimately qualified to rule, the Roman Empire would have stood tall longer than it did. It might have remained one of the strongest civilizations in the world. The Roman Empires’ foreign policies involving Germanic barbarians and laziness to organize armies for guarding very specific areas were also signs of unqualified leadership. The Roman Emperors were too drunk on wine, high on sex, and enthralled in money to actually think about the way they ruled.
Good leadership, leadership not earned by the murder of thousands or nepotism, would have created an emperor who could have controlled and inspired armies to be more than murderers. Good leadership would have discussed foreign policies that would have prevented invasions, or at least better-trained armies that could fight the invaders. A good leader would not have allowed the creation of a new religion to cause a political schism in his or her country.
A land where gruesome bloodshed and the dehumanization of people is not caused by the people itself but by the leadership they are