Why Empires Fall
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Evolution of the Roman Empire
In the Roman Empire, it was primarily a military transformation that these new flows of wealth make possible. Today, we're saying it's fundamentally it's in trade relations and diplomacy. Developing countries are getting more power to sort of get benefits from global resources. But does that mean they have any interest in overturning the empire? Unlike in Roman Empire, which was a steady state economy, this is a growing economy. You listen to Dan Snow's history, talking about empires falling more coming up. That's what's going to be different. There doesn't have to be the same kind of conflict in fall there can be. We make the wrong choices.
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