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#History is full of rising and falling world powers (newsie.social)
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#History is full of rising and falling world powers. Could the U.S. be next? Greek historian Herodotus saw the Persian monarchy’s downfall in 479 B.C.E. as rooted in its rulers’ belief in their own absolute authority.

https://theconversation.com/authoritarian-rulers-arent-new-heres-what-herodotus-an-early-greek-historian-wrote-about-them-259127

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

@TheConversationUS@newsie.social Some French king could also enlighten about absolute and downfall of a power.

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    [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @TheConversationUS@newsie.social

    History is full of people making excellent observations & comparisons, & yet we fail to learn from them.

    In a town hall in Sienna Italy (if memory serves me correctly), as a wonderful break from religious medieval art, there is a set of murals depicting good & bad governance.

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