http://www.kennelson.com/newblog/911-marked-the-beginning-of-the-end-6506 Politics, Technology, and other stuff from St. George, UT Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:11:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.kennelson.com/newblog/911-marked-the-beginning-of-the-end-6506/comment-page-1#comment-2942 TR Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:59:13 +0000 http://www.kennelson.com/newblog/?p=6506#comment-2942 Roman Empire started in 27 BC and maxed at 117 AD under Trajan. The Romans sliced each other up from 91 -30 BC when Mark Anthony and Cleopatra lost to Octavian. 9 AD ended the effort to control Germanic tribes in the northern forests. Same story with the wild Picts in mid second century AD under Hadrian, but hardly the start of a demise there either. Romans took a lot of losses while ruling the world. The Republic was gone after Caesar but the Empire's dive featured too much corruption and turning the army over to foreigners. An indirect cause was the vicious assault of the Huns, pushing all the Goths into the Roman sphere of influence. Roman Empire started in 27 BC and maxed at 117 AD under Trajan. The Romans sliced each other up from 91 -30 BC when Mark Anthony and Cleopatra lost to Octavian. 9 AD ended the effort to control Germanic tribes in the northern forests. Same story with the wild Picts in mid second century AD under Hadrian, but hardly the start of a demise there either. Romans took a lot of losses while ruling the world. The Republic was gone after Caesar but the Empire’s dive featured too much corruption and turning the army over to foreigners. An indirect cause was the vicious assault of the Huns, pushing all the Goths into the Roman sphere of influence.

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