Except they did. And since your moral compass is in line with theirs you accept it as fact when it is not. It is opinion.
I gave you the EXACT reason for the collapse of the Roman Empire several pages back & you continue to dismiss it.
Since when is the actual writings from Seneca, Cato and Scipio not facts?
Sallus suggests that Seneca's account is historical hogwash.
Do you mean Sallust?
He was born before Seneca
Or
Salus? She was a Roman Goddess
Selected Letters - Seneca - Google Books
What does this have to do with what you said and my question?
Obviously you didn't read the 411 in the link provided. It answers your question and supports my claim that the letters you refer to were not facts but a compilation of poems... generalities in the form of entertainment from the period. The writings to which you use as proof of collapse are not actual accounts of fact. Get off your high horse. You are a living example of "a little knowledge in the wrong hands".