[RLK]

It is a fact that malaria"bad air" was endemic in much of the Western Empire Source?

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I don't have books in front of me, but it is a fact of nedical history that plagues would regular pass through Europe and hit 20% of the population, even as it did elsewhere. It also equally affected adversaries of great empires. As I recall, one of out own continental congresses was moved or called off due to the fever. As a student of history I have visited graveyards to see people planted in wave of disease.

Having said that, nations don't fall because of plagues. There are other primary reasons.

[JmyBryan]

There are many reasons, but disease can certainly be primarily responsible.

[SkyRat]

Thank you for helping me out.

I was very skeptical about happydogdesign theory and I still am. Of course, there were plagues then as they are now.But to think that Rom fell because of a plague just doesn't add up.

For once I would expect some witness report. Some text about this super bug.

Also, I can't imagine barbarian invading a city or several cities infected by plague or malaria. It is a basic human impulse to run away from sickness, not toward it.

Of course, a really evil bug could easily wipe out a nation. Or at least, kill enough citizens to practically erase it from the planet.

But, me thinks this would be a very rare event. This should find a way through history. Like Pompeii (sp?)

Anyway, I don't buy it. I don't think it was the key element that lead to the fell of Rome. But it could have accelerated the suicide of the Roman Empire.

Regards
SkyRat