Why Empires Fall: Rome, America, and the Future of the West Heather Peter
Why Empires Fall: Rome, America, and the Future of the West Heather Peter A new perspective on parallels between ancient Rome and the modern world, and what comes nextOver the last three centuries,…
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Why Empires Fall: Rome, America, and the Future of the West Heather Peter
A new perspective on parallels between ancient Rome and the modern world, and what comes nextOver the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate the planet. Faced with economic stagnation and internal political division, the West has found itself in rapid decline compared to the global periphery it had previously colonized. Then, around the start of the new millennium, history took a dramatic turn.
From 399 to 1999, they argue, through the unfolding of parallel, This is not the first time we have seen such a rise and fall: the Roman Empire followed a similar arc, from dizzying power to disintegration.Historian Peter Heather and political economist John Rapley explore the uncanny parallels, and productive differences, between ancient Rome and the modern West, moving beyond the tropes of invading barbarians and civilizational decay to unearth new lessons.
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