Ancient Rome
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Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Its territory was so expansive that Shakespeare has one of his characters call it "[t]he three-fold world divided"[1] and Cato's Letters write, of Julius Caesar's usurpation of power, "he seized the world, and extinguished its liberty."[2] According to Ludwig von Mises, "What brought about the decline of the empire and the decay of its civilization was the disintegration of this economic interconnectedness, not the barbarian invasions."[3]
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References
- ↑ "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (unsourced edition)/Act IV". https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Tragedy_of_Julius_Caesar_%28unsourced_edition%29/Act_IV.
- ↑ "Cato's Letter No. 55: The Lawfulness of killing Julius Caesar considered, and defended, against Dr. Prideaux". https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Cato%27s_Letter_No._55.
- ↑ Mises, Ludwig von. "Human Action". http://mises.org/humanaction/chap30sec2.asp.
