Why was the Roman empire destroyed? (end)

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Roman liberties were pushed to the top by a famous figure of the time: Queen Theodore. From a drama actor, who played a nude role, Theodore climbed into a noble position, becoming a powerful and lustful queen.

Historian Procopius (499 - 565), in The Secret, wrote about this famous woman as follows: " Inzantine has a man named Akamas, who specializes in managing animals in the arena. Despite being as strong as bear, but by the time of the consecration Anasthatus, he had suffered a sudden illness and died, leaving three daughters: Komith, Theodore and Anasthania, of whom the largest was Komith. maturing, all 3 girls are very beautiful, allowed by their mothers to perform on stage, because of the lack of professional training in dance, Theodore can only rely on his beauty and youth to conquer. In many plays, she agreed to play the role of a naturist naturally, from there, in the luxurious banquets of noble families, Theo dore are all invited to dance to escape . ".

Thanks to beauty and lethargy, Theodore quickly gained popularity, and became the mistress of the Byzantine emperor. After being "promoted" to the nobility, Theodore married Roman king Justinian. At that time she was only 16 years old. Theodore consented to Justinian as queen. She was recognized as a powerful and lustful queen. Although historians do not regret commenting on her sexuality, they must also acknowledge Theodore's ability as assistant Justinian.

Great Emperor Augustus ( Source: unf )

Thus, in the love life, the Romans appreciated and honored the pleasure. But they neglected an important task, that is, "maintaining the race". One of the reasons that pushed Rome to the point of decline is the serious reduction of demographics. Therefore, in the 18th to 9th year before the sun, the great emperor Augustus (63 BC - 14) had to declare a new ordinance, stipulating that widows had to re-price within two years after the husband's death. Regardless of who divorces, they must take another step within 18 months. Men do not marry or inherit property. The couple without children only enjoys half of his father's legacy. The new ordinance is also more liberal, allowing people who are not of the same class to marry. Liberals and freed slaves can also become husband and wife. Moreover, many children will be rewarded.

But Augustus's ordinance did not achieve the desired effect because of the enjoyment of perversion of the Roman life. Many people are afraid of having children, and they use contraception. On the other hand, the reduced Roman population has one more fundamental cause: the vast majority of Roman men are incapable of having children, and women with infertility. There are three main reasons:

One is excessively damp. Alcohol can stimulate sexuality, but overpower fertility. A recent survey showed that among 14,000 heavy drinkers, 1,400 people were completely incapable of giving birth. The Romans were famous for being a "crazy crowd", many men had the habit of drinking at public baths from noon the day before until the following day.

The second is to bathe excessively. The famous Roman public bathhouse is not a simple bathing place but also a social communication space. Roman men are usually present at this place every day, and sometimes they take a bath from half a day to . all day. Research has shown that prolonged immersion in hot water limits sperm production, affecting fertility. The normal temperature of the filtrate is lower than the body temperature and other parts of the body, while the water temperature in the Roman bath is always maintained at about 43 degrees Celsius, so the fluid is affected, leading to many Infertility case in men.

Three is chronic lead poisoning. According to the study of an American sociologist, the Romans suffered from this poisoning, which caused men to have no children, and women who were born prematurely or whose babies died when they were satisfied. The reason is that the Romans often use water pipes, cups and pots with lead. For women, they use too much lead-powder cosmetics so it is easy to be poisoned.

At the end of the period, due to soaking in the hot water and lead poisoning, the Roman population decreased significantly. On the other hand, because it was too much for sex, they completely lost their temper and lacked the courage. In the end, their forces became increasingly weakened, the Roman Empire was quickly destroyed.