Why were Greece, Egypt, Rome (Italy), and Persia so cool in antiquity,

You actually think that such a complex topic depending on myriad factors and circumstances can be summarized in a single post?

>>2915507
why do you think people are limited to one post?

>Italy
>8th largest economy in the world
>medicore

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To put it simply, Anaximander was the cause of the fall. He sowed the seeds of misfortune in us, one and all.

>>2915507
most of the stuff on here is too big to be summarized in one post, who cares?

The Aryans were displaced by untermensch (the current populace of those regions) and had to make their way to northern Europe. Funny how history repeats itself like that.

>>2915499
Many will have their time to ride high, but it never lasts.

Probably the jews.

>>2915499
>Italy
>Shit

Go fuck your mother you stupid fucking Burger eating barbarian

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>>2915557

you need to work on your historical knowledge so i got a book for you to read. tried to pick something on your level

>>2915562
This. Civilisations come and go, some leave a bigger impact than others but they all fall. Who knows 500 years from now might look very very different and people will come on a website like this and ask why America isn't as great as it was.

>>2915499
They got conquered.

They got complacent by their coolness, so the kids are significantly less cool. You might see something similar with warrior kings/emperors. They kick so much ass that the following peace makes the later kings kinda wussy.

>>2915499
soil exhaustion
centuries/millenia of active agriculture turn previous fertile regions into deserts and with without food safety bottom of civilisation falls off

Aren't Greece and Italy first world countries?

Greeks fucking loved internal squabbles. Still do in fact. It's really bad for later development.

>>2916543
All I hear about Greece is how it isn't one.

>>2916325
Unless they're China.

>>2916580
India is here too.

>>2916590
DESIGNATED

>>2916578
Greece fell for the welfare meme. If Soviet Union couldn't survive spending and debt, how would modern Greece?

>>2916347

This

>>2915499
>but mediocre now?
They arn't. Greece was a major power until 1453, Italy was a major power always and Persia is a big nation as well as the most important member of the Axis of Resistance.

>>2915557
>had to make their way to northern Europe
So barbarians Going back to germania? OK

>>2915522

Lolwut

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>>2916771

>Greece was a major power until 1453

>>2915499
lack of space and natural resources relevant in XIX and XX centuries