Bad example. When the Roman empire fell the average life expectancy increased in all regions [0] and [1]. Turns out complex societies are used to funnel wealth

Bad example. When the Roman empire fell the average life expectancy increased in all regions [0] and [1]. Turns out complex societies are used to funnel wealth to the richest at the expense of the poorest. Who would have thought, apart from anyone who has studied them. [0] The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Economy, chapters 15 and 16 [1] Britain After Rome: The Fall and Rise, 400 to 1070