And here's me thinking that it was Christianity that brought them down...:-)
Equally Valid Andrew Fildes
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On 01/02/2013, at 2:40 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
> It can be argued that the fall of the Roman Republic was hastened by
> democracy. What happened was that the elected officials became puppets
> of the mob. Especially since the mob was able to attend the sessions
> and threaten/kill anybody that didn't vote their way.
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