Rome fell because there was not enough homosexuality.
this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2025
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Based and completely true.
Note the Five Good Emperors:
3 gay guys who didn't have kids, and therefore had to adopt a competent heir
1 romantic widower who refused to remarry (loving your wife in Ancient Rome is gay, It Is Known), and therefore had to adopt a competent heir
1 straight guy who left the Empire to his biological son, who ruined everything
Obvious conclusion: Rome would have been better off if Marcus Aurelius just loved men like every other decent Roman citizen
Rome never collapsed.
It went dormant.
We'll be back.
Rome collapsed for many of the same reasons that all "great" societies collapse, but largely it was because of skinks.
I never knew lizards were an effective weapon against imperial power.
That's cold blooded.
OP applying critical thought lmao, good post OP
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