Again, Prof Eugen Weber (1925-2007) former Professor Emeritus at UCLA and one of my favorite historians, takes on a journey through the past. This time, the Decline of Rome

Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.

13. The Decline of Rome :While enemies slashed at Rome’s borders, civil war and economic collapse destroyed the empire from within.

Can we see any correlation to the US today? Keeping the Barbarians at bay…Malaria, Lead Poisoning, Depleted Tax Revenue from Too High Tax Burdens, Soil Depletion, Cities Not Producing and getting bigger and demanding more means more pressure on the countryside, Bread and Circuses to mollify the Urban Mob, Inflation, Debasement of the Currency, Return to the Barter Economy, Hypertrophy where the size of government outpaces the economy…