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Civilizations
The rise, prosperity, decline and legacy of human societies.
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Civilizations · 24 min
Why civilizations rise, prosper… and disappear
A long-view investigation into the political, economic, demographic, technological and psychological forces shaping societies over centuries.
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Rome did not simply 'fall'. It went through a long transformation where military costs, taxation, politics and borders intertwined.
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