What can we learn from the fall of Rome?
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The Peak Success of the Roman Empire
Rome gets sucked into an expansionary cycle, which is basically about looting the Mediterranean. The capacity to lead successful expansion then becomes a key to power in Rome. And hence, you get a kind of expansionary dynamic that goes beyond the gain line. There would severe arguments about whether conquering Britain was actually worth it in the middle of the first century AD.
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