Many commentators made direct comparisons between contemporary Western society and the fall of ancient Greece and ancient Rome. In her book Because They Hate, Brigitte Gabriel wrote, ‘What brought down the Roman Empire? It was decay from within. What brought down the Greek Empire? Decay from within. You are seeing the beginning of the demise of the greatest nation in the world, the United States of America, because of a cancer that eats and devours from within.’ (2008, 218).
Evidence
We are all, so far as we inherit the civilization of Europe, still citizens of the Roman Empire, and time has not yet proved Virgil wrong. — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1983 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Conquered Greece culturally raised the children of conquering Rome — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 637; Western Europe lost knowledge of Africa after Rome’s collapse; Western civilization continues to be influenced by the Roman Empire. — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1983 (+2 more)
Related
- Conquered Greece culturally raised the children of conquering Rome (similarity 0.83)
- The concept of Rome’s fall remains a relevant cautionary tale today. (similarity 0.81)
- Western civilization continues to be influenced by the Roman Empire. (similarity 0.81)
- Western Europe lost knowledge of Africa after Rome’s collapse (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Western civilization continues to be influenced by the Roman Empire.
#expands(0.30) — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1983