History of Western Civilisation - Tuesday 7th Period: Discussion 6: The Roman Empire

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

All right, class. Since I rotted your brains last Wednesday with popular culture disguised as history, I thought we'd get back on track today with a good solid discussion of the end of the Roman Empire.

As I said last week, the fall of Rome did not really mean the end of the Roman empire. The Byzantine Empire -- which you will hear about tomorrow -- lasted for another thousand years and always considered itself a continuation of old Rome.

But the cession of Rome as a superpower changed the face of history in Western Europe.


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Re: OOC: WC Disc 6

[janet_fraiser]

"Totalitarianism often allows for greater control of the social structure and the channeling of all possible assets into military expansion," said Janet. "However, eventually the cycle becomes self-defeating and conquered areas are stripped of resources in order to perpetuate the almost-endless warfare and colonial expansion."