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As I understand it, the Roman Empire was fuelled by expansion (stealing other people stuff), enabled by their exceptional military machine. Once they could not
by hermitcrab 1y ago
As I understand it, the Roman Empire was fuelled by expansion (stealing other people stuff), enabled by their exceptional military machine. Once they could not profitably expand any further, they were in trouble.
- Jensson 1y agoIt lasted for many centuries after they ran out of stuff to conquer, so no.
- hermitcrab 1y agoThe Roman Empire reached its maximum extent under Trajan around 117CE. The decline began around 180CE to 235CE, depending on where you draw the line. That isn't 'many centuries' in my book.