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“The decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the causes of destruction multiplied with the extent of conquest; and, as soon as time or accident had removed the artificial supports, the stupendous fabric yielded to the pressure of its own weight.”
— Jan 06, 2026 05:12PM
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Grace Usleman
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Right so basically we found out (only within the last two decades or so) that the majority of the reason Rome fell was because of randomly low sun activity = ice age = more moderate and warm climate = prime breeding grounds for disease which could only spread because of mass migration and a shift to agriculture/farming domination in society
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— Jan 06, 2026 05:14PM
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