I have a book, a biography, on the great Cicero of Rome. He lived right in the time parallel to what seems like we are beginning. That is the fall of its Republic. I noticed some interesting parallels as well.
I should re-read it.
Yes. Martin talks pretty plainly about what migration did to Rome.
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-Endless wars.
-Destruction of freeholding landed middle class as men away for wars and farms undercut by the slave labor they enabled
-Emergence of cut throat political parties.
-Rich powerful men inciting/buying the mob/elections with public and private money.
-Centuries old laws suspended/ignored, Senate becomes a comedy act.
-Conversion of a militia Legion system to a professional one.
-All wealth and power pooling in the Imperial City.
-Collapse of morals and Roman Virtue,
I could go on.....but others are doing a good job...
“I have a book, a biography, on the great Cicero of Rome. He lived right in the time parallel to what seems like we are beginning. That is the fall of its Republic. I noticed some interesting parallels as well.”
I read some comments by Cicero about Rome and I couldn’t tell the difference between our welfare state and theirs.