Are we Rome 2.0?

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>>139643999
>Marxism wasn't around back then
Christianity.
Emperor's were sucking bishops dicks, libraries were burned, statues of old heroes were destroyed and had crosses carved in their faces. Barbarians were "good christians" so of course they were let in.
Way too many people could read the bible so their version of christianity was closer to "actual" christianity than dark, pagan and half-tribal catholicism of the medieval era.

>>139643999

Semitic influence.

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>>139644407
Interesting that they carved the nose off, I wonder why.

>>139643999
Christianity.
"We have to accept those people that didn't have the chance to be born in the Empire, let's them feel the roman happiness".

If I find the exact quote i will post it, was from the bishop of Costantinople.

>>139643999

>1600 years later germany still fucking up europe

why are you faggots nazi larpers still? germany has to be the worst state.

>>139644857
>barbarians were the first to reach the moon
>meanwhile orcish hordes from the south can barely figure out farming
Yes, it's clearly all the barbarians' faults.

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Furthermore apparently there were moral panics back them as well following the conquest of Greece and the introduction of the (then) decadent cosmopolitan Greek culture.

Is a professional army also to blame? It allows common citizens to not worry about strength and honor and therefore become weaker, and lazier as they leave the land for the city.