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    4 days ago

    By the way, for anyone interested in the complexity of the Roman Empire’s fall, I recommend this blog post by a Roman historian, the last in a series exploring the identity and makeup of the Roman People, which examines what held Rome together and how it stopped.

    I also recommend the follow-up series “Rome: Decline and Fall?” which deals with the contending views treating the end of the Western Roman Empire as either “decline and fall” or “change and continuity”, which I personally found a surprising question, and the way its nuances are explored was really enlightening with respect to my own biases.

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        1 hour ago

        There’s no time limit or “late” here. Well, beside the eventual heat death of the universe or the demise of infrastructure. It’s a recommendation for your leisure, not a reading assignment for class.

        And I’m glad you enjoy it!