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With a POD between 375 and 500, what are some worst-case scenarios for the Roman Empire in the 5th and 6th centuries? That is, how could it have fallen most spectacularly and into as many pieces as possible, as early as possible?

What are some best-case scenarios for the Goths, Vandals, Franks, Saxons, Persians, Berbers, Huns, Avars, Slavs, Alemanni, Angles, Jutes et al. in terms of obtaining territory from the Romans?

Could paganism (not necessarily Greco-Roman paganism) make a comeback? Could Arrianism and other non-Chalcedonian "heresies" become permanent?

What about other languages becoming preferred over Latin and Greek?
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