The good news is that history always repeats itself – so we can see what’s coming down the pike. The bad news is that history always repeats itself – so we can see what’s coming down the pike. Sigh. Take this little snippet from the very clever book, the Traveler’s Guide to the Ancient World: The Roman Empire, which is a "travel guide" to the City of Rome and its environs from the year 300 AD. Note the following quote on pages 20–21: "The consequences of the barbarian threats that first developed 60 or 70 years ago…" [ca. 230–240 AD] … Continue reading Every Empire Tries It