Western Civilization rose to dominate the planet over the last three centuries. From the beginning of the new millennium, history of the West took a dramatic turn. Faced with economic stagnation and internal political division, the West has found itself in rapid decline compared to the global hegemony it had previously.

This beginning of the Fall of Western Civilization is analyzed, through a historical and sociological analysis of 8 empires and the theories of Ibn Khaldun, Oliver Spengler, Arthur Toynbee, John Calhoun and the perspectives of Cicero, Plutarch, Livy, Gibbons, Durant, Vico and very many others.

The basis of culture, values, formation of values, and transmission of culture is put into a historical and sociological context in connection with the formulation of the a new theory of the rise and fall of empires; the 4 phase theory of the rise and fall of empires.

During the analysis of empires new population estimates are calculated for both the British Empire and the Roman Empire, utilizing new sources as well as new technology.

Lastly it is attempted to ascertain the current phase of Western Civilization, based on an analysis of many different movements.