It's an appealing saying but it's not really backed by any real evidence. Most of the time "good times" just leads to dominance. The Romans didn't stop being th

It's an appealing saying but it's not really backed by any real evidence. Most of the time "good times" just leads to dominance. The Romans didn't stop being the most powerful army in the Eurasian continent after they became the biggest empire of the time and their decline and eventual demise had very little to do with their economic prosperity.