I think you're right from a macro-historical perspective. But there will be a temptation to . . .
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think of these events as more closely related causally and temporally than they actually are.
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right--they are related by effect more than cause; a rapid succession of stressors that weaken the empire
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slightly related by cause too; imperial pride and overreach
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