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Roman Empire
2016 · TV series · documentary · 48 min episodes · 3 seasons
This stylish mix of documentary and historical epic chronicles the reign of Commodus, the emperor whose rule marked the beginning of Rome's fall.
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The fittest humans are those who cooperate with and who can be at peace with their neighbors.
The only thing that conquest brings is death, suffering, and broken men.
Prosperity increases in areas and populations that are peaceful and decreases in populations and areas that are not peaceful.
I understand the people who fail to see this, and I pity them.
A diet too rich in documentaries on WWII and the Roman Empire leads to intellectual malnutrition.
For anyone interested in this, the Roman Empire series on Netflix is very good. Presented in a mini-series format, the primary characters, events and dates end up sticking in one's mind. Crassus's death at the hands of the Parthians is particularly brutal but some may say he deserved it after crucifying 6,000 men, one every 10 yards, on the road to Rome.