I am doing a dissertation on the main reason the Roman empire collapsed. I want to argue that Christianity, and the loss of civic virtue it caused amongst Roman citizens, who now cared more about the kingdom to come after death rather then the one they lived in was the primary reason for the empires collapse. However, I can not find any written accounts from the period of 360AD to 476AD that suggest this in any way, which is crucial for my argument I need to construct. Does anyone know of any sources that reinforce this? Thanks in advance.
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