What does Edward Gibbon argue?
A. The more important question about the fall of Rome is how it managed to survive for so long.
B. The Roman state was doomed by the increasing gap between rich and poor.
C. Overpopulation created an economic crisis the ancient world could not solve.
D. The Roman state was never intended to maintain an expansive empire.
Answer: A
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