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"Proceed to Rome and desolate that city." ~ The Sack of Rome by Alaric, August 24, AD 410
Gloria Romanorum ^
| August 24, 2019
| Florentius
Posted on 08/24/2019 6:29:36 AM PDT by Antoninus
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To: Rebelbase
“It takes faith and perseverance. Guts and commitment and sacrifice.”
Well, don’t look for any of those virtues on Wall Street, the greatest gathering of wimps this side of Europe.
To: Antoninus
Agree - sort of with Constantine & Theodosius if we allow “all those things I did to get where I am - Sorry I did them!”
The other three I don’t know enough about to have an opinion.
Late Classical\Dark Ages was a tough ruthless time, one usually had to be equally so to survive, more so to prosper!
Of course there are always acceptations!
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08/24/2019 8:33:03 AM PDT
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Reily
To: Antoninus
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08/24/2019 8:52:09 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Zathras
Celts sacked Rome almost 400 years before Christ (and 800 years before the Goths); the high point definitely preceded Christianity. Even the destruction of 1/10 of Rome’s total forces in Germany occurred when Christ was a child.
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08/24/2019 9:24:49 AM PDT
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: Antoninus
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08/24/2019 9:29:00 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Age Takes a Toll: Please Have Exact Chan)
To: Reily
The other three I don’t know enough about to have an opinion.
Read up on them. They're worth knowing more about.
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08/24/2019 9:30:44 AM PDT
by
Antoninus
("In Washington, swamp drain you.")
To: Antoninus
To: Antoninus
August 24, AD 410 ~ Anniversary ping.
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08/24/2020 2:00:09 PM PDT
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Antoninus
(The press has lost the ability to persuade. They retain the ability to foment a panic.)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Note: this topic is from . Thanks again Antoninus.
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08/24/2020 2:39:16 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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