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Is Civilization on the Brink of Collapse?

At its height, the Roman Empire was home to about 30 % of the world’s population, and in many ways the pinnacle of human advancement. Rome became the first city in history to reach one million inhabitants and was a center of technological, legal, and economic progress. An empire impossible to topple, stable and rich and powerful. Until it wasn’t anymore. First slowly then suddenly, the most powerful civilization on earth collapsed. If this is how it has been over the ages, what about us today? Will we lose our industrial technology, and with that our greatest achievements, from one dollar pizza to smartphones or laser eye surgery? Will all this go away too?

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  • Originally Aired August 16, 2022
  • Runtime 12 minutes
  • Production Code W93XyXHI8Nw
  • Network YouTube
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  • Created August 16, 2022 by
    Ago1896
  • Modified August 31, 2022 by
    DerBesserwisser