daily reminder that men did not love Rome because she was great; she was great because they had loved her
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Also: At Rome's pinnacle of greatness, it was already running on sheer momentum. The qualities which had made her great were already in abeyance. I pretty strongly believe this principle holds true for most of the great empires of history.
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