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  • Author: H. A. Drake

Contemporary lessons from the fall of Rome

By H. A. Drake

It’s a time-honored game, and any number can play. The rules are simple: just take whatever problem is bothering you today, add the word “Rome,” and voilà. You have just discovered why the mightiest empire in Western history came to an end.

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