Denouement of U.S. Empire

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Originally Posted by Neveragain

Here's a link from last october, must be credible enough a theory that it's being taken pretty seriously by archaeologists.

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It's a hypothesis that's been floating around for a while but isn't really taken seriously by most archaeologists, which is why they call it "sensational claims by modern authors".

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“He’s now president for life. President for life. No, he’s great,” Trump said. “And look, he was able to do that. I think it’s great. Maybe we’ll have to give that a shot someday.”

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President for life. His anti American supporters don't give a shit though. The trumpanzee is simply a Norte Americano chavista

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Originally Posted by Latrinsorm

Rome had immigrants throughout its history, and the Eastern Empire was in contact with Islam from almost immediately after its founding to the end of the Empire. You might as well claim Rome fell because of grain or sunlight.

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But apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?

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Originally Posted by Back

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You’re the saltiest one here stfu anusbread.

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Originally Posted by Methais

You’re the saltiest one here stfu anusbread.

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Originally Posted by Back

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Originally Posted by Methais

But apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?

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Even for the PC this is a remarkable non sequitur. Anyway, like all agrarian empires Rome went through cycles of public order and massive public unrest - consider Armenia or Germany. As for sanitation/medicine/health, just like all other forms of empirical science that didn't take hold until Islamic knowledge percolated through Europe. I assume they were genuinely good at wine? I don't go for fruity drinks so I'll cede to your knowledge there.

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Originally Posted by Latrinsorm

Even for the PC this is a remarkable non sequitur. Anyway, like all agrarian empires Rome went through cycles of public order and massive public unrest - consider Armenia or Germany. As for sanitation/medicine/health, just like all other forms of empirical science that didn't take hold until Islamic knowledge percolated through Europe. I assume they were genuinely good at wine? I don't go for fruity drinks so I'll cede to your knowledge there.

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The correct answer is, “Brought peace.”

Dammit Latrin wtf is wrong with you?

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Originally Posted by Methais

The correct answer is, “Brought peace.”

Dammit Latrin wtf is wrong with you?

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I just loooove checking the receipts. Let's check the receipts on the Pax Romana together, shall we?

Augustus
Tiberius
Caligula(!)
Claudius
Nero(!!)
open civil war

It tells you all you need to know about the great Roman Empire that this period of almost unmitigated chaos genuinely counts as an era of relative peace for them.

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Originally Posted by Latrinsorm

I just loooove checking the receipts. Let's check the receipts on the Pax Romana together, shall we?

Augustus
Tiberius
Caligula(!)
Claudius
Nero(!!)
open civil war

It tells you all you need to know about the great Roman Empire that this period of almost unmitigated chaos genuinely counts as an era of relative peace for them.

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