Summary of Lars Brownworth's Lost to the West

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

#1 The Roman Empire was in decline by the third century, and the Roman people were becoming increasingly apathetic and enervated. The military, which had once been a source of strength for the empire, fell victim to the sickness of the age.

#2 The Roman Empire was beginning to fall apart. The economy was suffering, people were becoming scared, and the government was unable to respond to the many problems that were arising. Diocletian decided to split the empire in half, and gave most of the western areas to Maximian, while keeping the more cultured Greek east for himself.

#3 Diocletian was the first emperor to divide his power between two men. He also organized the empire into twelve dioceses, and taxes could be collected more efficiently. He then turned to the monumental task of stabilizing the crown itself.

#4 The Roman Empire had a long tradition of masking its autocracy behind the trappings of a republic. But Diocletian wanted to change that, and he did by creating an autocratic monarch, a divine emperor. He propped up the wobbly throne of Olympus with the might of Olympus, and this stroke of brilliance kept rebellion at bay.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669382102

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Insights on Lars Brownworth's Lost to the West

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Roman Empire was in decline by the third century, and the Roman people were becoming increasingly apathetic and enervated. The military, which had once been a source of strength for the empire, fell victim to the sickness of the age.

#2

The Roman Empire was beginning to fall apart. The economy was suffering, people were becoming scared, and the government was unable to respond to the many problems that were arising. Diocletian decided to split the empire in half, and gave most of the western areas to Maximian, while keeping the more cultured Greek east for himself.

#3

Diocletian was the first emperor to divide his power between two men. He also organized the empire into twelve dioceses, and taxes could be collected more efficiently. He then turned to the monumental task of stabilizing the crown itself.

#4

The Roman Empire had a long tradition of masking its autocracy behind the trappings of a republic. But Diocletian wanted to change that, and he did by creating an autocratic monarch, a divine emperor. He propped up the wobbly throne of Olympus with the might of Olympus, and this stroke of brilliance kept rebellion at bay.

#5

Christianity opposed the arbitrary injustice of the world around them, and offered hope that their suffering wasn’t in vain. They believed that the world was passing away, and that a better one was awaiting them in the afterlife.

#6

The Roman Empire never figured out a stable means of succession. It had traditionally passed the throne from father to son, but if the dynasty failed to produce an heir, the empire would convulse in a bloody struggle until the strongest contender prevailed.

#7

Diocletian renounced his power and settled down to plant cabbages at his palatial estate in Salonae, on the Adriatic coast. He had the misfortune to be eclipsed by the man who nineteen years later rose to power.

#8

When the early church was developing a hierarchy, it naturally absorbed the Roman Empire’s