The concept of Rome’s fall remains a relevant cautionary tale today.

Evidence

Are We Rome? The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America is one recent book title that plugs into the way that Roman history can fire the imagination and instil fear. — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1852

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1852
• XREF: connects to: Western civilization continues to be influenced by the Roman Empire. — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1983; Western Europe lost knowledge of Africa after Rome’s collapse

Broader Connections

• Western civilization continues to be influenced by the Roman Empire. #expands (0.60) — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1983