OT - Men, how often do you think about the Roman Empire?

The Carthaginians were Phoenicians who migrated to Africa from Tyre in the 8th Century BC.  

Ancient Roman society was the last in a long list.

From the very beginnings of civilization the uncivilized people on the fringes of civilization got organized enough and yet were barbaric enough to seize the civilized area by military force.

Some of the first writing and thus "civilization" rose to significance in Sumer and Egypt.

The Akkadians conquered Sumer.

At some point after various military complications, Babylon dominated the area of Sumer and much of Egypt.

The next fringe invaders were the Assyrians.

Then Persia.

Then Greece.

Then Rome.

Rome secured a military dominance of the "known world" but could not maintain cultural dominance. It had already split in two before the next fringe group, Nordic tribes, attacked the Western Roman Empire.

At its height the ancient Roman Empire was a most bizarre mix of civilization and barbarism. The famous Roman Colosseum featured pillar capital styles from Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian architectural traditions, and yet it was where people were killed for entertainment.

I hope it's good.. otherwise you will beg for what they did to Jesus 

The Roman leaders understood one thing, the unwashed masses needed to be fed and entertained. To ignore them (and ironically enough, to baby them) would lead to an Emperor's ruin.

Napoleon and Hitler.

I don't take any of it seriously, just interesting.

Napoleon???

Like the English could defeat the actual literal FIRST ANTI-CHRIST without American support. ;)

Very good point!

That Russian Winter is no joke.