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Re:When Rome Fell, the Chief Culprits Were Climate and Disea... by quantumleap22 on Saturday March 17, 2018 @08:52AM (#16606736)
Rome devolved into a multicultural empire where the elites imported foreign tribes to provide cheap labor, usury was rampant and the native stock stopped having children.

Sound familiar?

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Re:When Rome Fell, the Chief Culprits Were Climate and Disea... by alvar0 on Monday March 19, 2018 @01:53PM (#16620969)
And currency debasement: https://www.goldbroker.com/media/image/cms/media/images/silv...

Too familiar

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