System Failure

System Failure

Slavery Past & Present

How Slavery Destroyed the Roman Empire

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Nathan Knopp
Sep 30, 2024
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Overview

This essay is part of a series comparing the twilights of (1) Rome's slave-based economic system and (2) the Middle Ages' feudal system to (3) today's capitalism. In addition to the broad life cycles of these economic systems, we’ll compare similarities in communication technology and communicable disease across all three eras. Finally, we’ll se…

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