Over the course of the Fifth Century the Roman Empire collapsed. But the way in which those events unfolded is widely misunderstood. Rome’s power didn’t just decline absolutely - but relatively. As the core became more fragile, the periphery became wealthier and militarily capable.
On this episode of Downstream Aaron Bastani is joined by Peter Heather, a historian of antiquity, and John Rapley, a political economist. Their book, 'Why Empires Fall', examines the fall of the Roman Empire in a different light. Crucially, they see parallels between the events of Europe over 1500 years ago and transformations in the global economy today.
So what are the lessons from Rome’s fall? And is the ‘western empire’ headed down a similar path?
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