81. Surviving the Mongol storm, with Nicholas Morton
Byzantium & Friends
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Many European intellectuals, especially of the 18th century, believed that the experience of the Roman Empire was directly relevant to their own lives. One obsession was over whether modern Europe had reached a point where it surpassed in demography, economy and social complexity. The fall of the Empire also elicited considerable anxiety. And it still does. Anyone familiar with American political discourse knows that comparisons to Rome are rarely very far around the corner.
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