[QUOTE=r3volution 3.0;6502572][QUOTE=Swordsmyth;6502557]And they got their taste for globe straddling empire as well as other forms of extravagant government spending from the Greeks among others.[/QUOTE] The Roman republic was aggressively expansionist from the very beginning. I can provide specific examples if you like. Now, I will agree that ultimately it was the sheer size of the empire which caused its fall. The basic story goes something like ...
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