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Cal-Gal · 04-18-2007, 01:35 AM

When I read that letter, the first thing that came to mind was "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" by Edward Gibbon. Civilizations are bound to rise and fall...its cyclical throughout history. But when you look at the the demise of the Romans (arguably the greatest most powerful society in history) - you can see many parallels to modern Western civilization, the letter this young lady wrote, and the direction we seem to be going.

if anyone is interested : http://www.his.com/~z/gibbon.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_His...e_Roman_Empire

04-18-2007, 01:35 AM	#3
Cal-Gal Backup Goalie Join Date: Sep 2006 Exp:	When I read that letter, the first thing that came to mind was "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" by Edward Gibbon. Civilizations are bound to rise and fall...its cyclical throughout history. But when you look at the the demise of the Romans (arguably the greatest most powerful society in history) - you can see many parallels to modern Western civilization, the letter this young lady wrote, and the direction we seem to be going. if anyone is interested : http://www.his.com/~z/gibbon.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_His...e_Roman_Empire __________________ "How many children, would you say, is a good number to eat before a game?" - Raj Binder interviewing Zdeno Chara at the All-Star game