5: Just How Screwed Up Was the Later Roman Empire?
The Fall of Rome Podcast
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The Diversity of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was a cosmopolitan, maybe even a global space. Ease of movement and communication defined it. Long distance trade was common, even in inexpensive bulk goods like grain and pottery. Educated people around the Empire shared a common culture based on a similar set of common text and school curricula.
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