Rome's fall opened the door to innovation which ancient govt. blocked.
I have long been following how culture changes with innovation and does not change much when innovations are blocked. I see this trend as a cultural example of "punctuated equilibrium" that applies t…
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Our socio-political ideas are connected to Rome's
I wanted to learn about various theories on "fall" of Rome, who ruled after the emperors, how Rome changed as a socio-political entity after the emperors ruled? Am unclear about the shift. Researchin…
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trees in Rome were cut down
see above. Why do we keep repeating mistakes of those of the past? The $ powers don't want us to know. So they devalue subjects like History and they have turned our Universities into trade schools f…
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Social Factors Contributing to Rome's Decline
Just looking to compare/contrast ancient Rome with current US situation. I perceive a precipitous decline in several areas of American culture, and wonder if there are parallels to be found. This is …
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I am writing stories about the Later Roman Empire.
I have already collected much general data. I am seeking data on daily life, the kind of information that brings pages in a novel to life. What was a cobbler's life like in Roman Trier? In Singidunum…
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History repeats itself...
I want to learn about the similarities of our government and the Roman government. I want to be able to visualize the structures of both. I want to compare who was in control of the Roman government …
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