tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post9218436081085066984..comments2023-10-09T04:11:47.358-07:00Comments on Not A Potted Plant: Geopolitical Strategy of the Byzantine EmpireBurt Likkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-77333322510026839472010-02-28T16:12:26.468-08:002010-02-28T16:12:26.468-08:00Third paragraph: cuirass, not curiass.
I'll b...Third paragraph: cuirass, not curiass.<br /><br />I'll be adding these books to my reading list.<br /><br />Some argue that the Roman Empire never truly fell; it merely slowly transformed. Today our own western civilization is what is left of it. As I write this using the latin alphabet, I keep in mind that my distant ancestors were probably citizens of that great Empire.<br /><br />Some even argue that to this day, the Vatican is the last standing remnant of Imperial bureaucracy, as administrative powers were slowly transferred over to the Church as the central government was losing influence.Friendly Technocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519350934207538519noreply@blogger.com