The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire. Lecture 6 of 6. Historical Parallels Mins :74 DocumentaryNonfiction LECTURE 6 OF 6: Historical Parallels. It is almost a natural reflex when studying Rome to wonder where the USA (and Western culture in general) might be in their own trajectory of “decline and fall.” A videoussion of the validity of such parallels. Watch on Amazon Previous articleHow Wesakechak Got His NameNext articleKid Exercise Workout