How the Division of the Roman Empire was its Doom.

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For me, one of the biggest reasons for the Fall of the Roman Empire, was the division into an Eastern and a Western half. Already after the crisis of the third century, the empire was divided into multiple parts, but after quite a few civil wars, the Eastern and a Western part became more and more pronounced. In 395 AD then, this division became final, and now there were de facto two Roman Empires, which unfortunately were not always helping each other. In fact, sometimes they were outright scheming and even fighting against each other. For instance, in 394 AD, the East fought against the West in the disastrous battle of the Frigidus river, where a large part of the Western field armies was destroyed, never to be replenished. 50 years later, the Eastern Empire payed off the Huns, so that they would leave the East alone, but instead they attacked the bruised West, which due its worse Geography, had to endure the brunt of the barbarian invasions, while the East was much more safe due to superior Geography. Thus, instead of fighting as a unified force, the Eastern Romans minded their own business, and later became more and more disinterested in the West. Of course there were some exceptions, such as Leo I, but in general, the estrangement of the two empires would lead to the Fall of the West. And without the West, the Fate of the East was also sealed.