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This week, UNC historian Henry Gruber joins Aaron to discuss the fall of Rome – which he says took longer than people often think (though faster than some historians believe). The Roman Empire fell in 476, but Gruber says his research shows the empire’s decline began decades before. Also interesting are the metrics historians use to determine the success or failure of an ancient regime – not so much the flashy battles and territorial conquests as the day-to-day lives of ordinary people. (Surprisingly, it’s easier to chronicle those lives in Spain and Portugal, versus the rest of the Roman Empire – because those two countries were under repressive fascist dictatorships in the mid-20th century, which prevented them from achieving any real modernization and economic development until after archaeological preservation policies were in place. Thanks, Franco?)
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