“Every Empire Eventually Falls”
National security, civil liberties, terrorism…those issues obsessed Romans 2,000 years ago just as they obsess us today. Renowned classicist Mary Beard says we have lots to learn from Ancient Rome, including insights into how empires rise and fall.
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