apocalypse has always been a hopeful idea because assumes the moment everything goes to hell can be pinpointed and you'll be around to see
-
-
Replying to @alicemazzy
more likely we'll live our lives watching slow grinding decline. some later generation then will place the inflection point in their past
4 replies 2 retweets 29 likes -
Replying to @alicemazzy
sack of rome is the quintessential apocalyptic event in popular consciousness but really it was just a mark of how far they'd already fallen
2 replies 3 retweets 22 likes -
Replying to @alicemazzy
but where does the decline start? gibbon blamed the adoption of christianity. I usually cite the crisis of the third century
3 replies 0 retweets 6 likes -
Replying to @alicemazzy
you can go back as far as you like. trajan brought the empire to its greatest extent but hadrian and aurelius spent their reigns retrenching
2 replies 1 retweet 8 likes -
Replying to @alicemazzy
and when less sober and competent men found themselves at the head of such a thing the land fell to chaos
1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes -
Replying to @alicemazzy
by this logic trajan's rule would be the height of the empire in the same way that 2007 was the height of the mortgage industry
1 reply 1 retweet 11 likes
hell, blame the marian reforms for making the legions a political bloc and the feminizing influence of greek culture eroding mos maiorum
-
-
Replying to @alicemazzy
a young culture may emerge from the ashes of our civilization but we probably won't be around to see it
6 replies 2 retweets 15 likes - 1 more reply
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.