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To: sasportas

“””Sometimes depressions lead to Dark Ages. Ask any Roman. No Roman from 500AD lived to see the end of that Great Depression.

I’d very much like to learn more about this. What Roman great depression in 500 AD? I am aware of the fall of Rome by the barbarian hordes around this time. But I am not aware of an economic depression then.””””

Economic collapse can lead to a breakdown or collapse of civilization if it spirals out of control - as what happened to the Romans would be my thinking on this


117 posted on 11/22/2008 5:59:42 PM PST by underbyte
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To: underbyte

Check Post #124.


126 posted on 11/22/2008 6:21:03 PM PST by Publius
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