What was life like in Rome after the fall of the empire?

After the fall of the roman empire, the bzyntine empire was formed. The bzyntines considered themselves roman so they were called romans. The dark ages/ middle ages came after the fall of the romans and life in the west was terrible. read more

Your alt fiction sounds close to what would've happened if the Sassanids had won the war against the Eastern Roman Empire in the early 600s. If you're interested in doing some other research, you should look for books that detail the war, and what life was like in Egypt under Persian occupation. read more