Sun, 22 Feb 2009

The Fall of the West: The Slow Death of the Roman Superpower

Dare I say it? Sure. Here's a backgrounder for the present crisis.

In AD476 the last emperor of Rome was overthrown in a coup orchestrated by a German general. The deposed emperor was little more than a child, the last and weakest of a series of puppet rulers on the Roman throne. It was a nice irony that his name was Romulus, the same as the legendary founder of the city.

(link) [Times Online (UK)]

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