Of course, there have been some historiographical developments since Gibbon’s day. One thing he failed to consider was the agriculutural revolution that happened in the East, which lead to an explosion in wealth and population in the barbarian East, which could perhaps be likened to the economic rise of China....
>>Of course, there have been some historiographical developments since Gibbon’s day. One thing he failed to consider was the agriculutural revolution that happened in the East, which lead to an explosion in wealth and population in the barbarian East, which could perhaps be likened to the economic rise of China....<<
Maybe.
The Huns were from the East and were certinaly not dependent nor involved in agriculture(farmimg).
They were barbarian raiders and expert horsemen.
The Chinese are not barbarian invaders, but I get the last point and would say at this time it is a bit of a stretch.