• Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    It absolutely was. Just greedy oligarchs squabbling over power and stealing as much as they could. No parallels to current events, of course.

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      "On hearing the news that Rome had “perished”, Honorius was initially shocked, thinking the news was in reference to a favourite chicken he had named “Roma”.

      It was absolutely every bit as stupid as today. People really haven’t changed much in 2000 years.