Did the Roman Empire really fall?

Related questions

1. What led to the fall of the Byzantine Empire?
2. How many times has Rome been sacked?
3. Why was Rome so powerful?
4. Why did the Byzantine Empire call themselves Romans?
5. When was the Byzantine Empire most powerful?
6. What did Suleiman do for the Ottoman Empire?
7. Why did the Turks attack Constantinople?
8. How long did the Byzantines hold Rome?
9. How is the Byzantine Empire different from the Roman Empire?
10. Why is the Byzantine Empire important to study?

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2. #centuries
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4. #military
5. #outside
6. #losses
7. #goths
8. #empire
9. #collapse
10. #sustained
11. #beyond
12. #theory
13. #tribes
14. #against
15. #encroached
16. #barbarian
17. #germanic
18. #borders
19. #forces
20. #western
21. #straightforward
22. #tangled