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Wasn't the Roman empire better than most contemporary polities? Like it created a long era of peace in a significant area and successfully integrated various po
by baud147258 1y ago
Wasn't the Roman empire better than most contemporary polities? Like it created a long era of peace in a significant area and successfully integrated various population, culminating in the 3rd century where all free men were made roman citizens. If you'd ask under which ancient polity I would prefer to live, chance are I'll choose the Roman empire.
- lyu07282 1y agoIf aliens invaded earth and after decades of subjugation they successfully "integrated" us savages, they would view it the same way. The forceful destruction of all our culture, languages, religions, history, sovereignty, it would all be justified in the end because their alien technology and culture is "superior". I don't believe it's justified no matter how relatively primitive we are, and if aliens did it that alone would demonstrate their own primitive culture quite clearly no matter how much they whitewash themselves in the intergalactic history books.
- baud147258 1y agoI didn't said empires were good, just that in the rhetoric 'empires are bad', the Roman empire isn't the best example, especially since the roman usually didn't engage in forceful cultural destruction.