Causes Quote by Will Durant

A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.

— Ariel Durant

“A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within”

— Will Durant

Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.

— Livy

The decline of Rome was the natural and inevitable effect of immoderate greatness. Prosperity ripened the principle of decay; the cause of the destruction…

— Edward Gibbon

“Rome increased its per capita income by exploiting its conquered territories, not by increasing its productive potential. Rome expanded but did not grow.”

— Edward A. Hudson

“By virtue of its unbounded aggression, Roman imperialism was ultimately responsible for its own destruction.”

— Peter Heather

The Roman Empire was very, very much like us. They lost their moral core, their sense of values in terms of who they were.…

— Benjamin Carson

Rome remained great as long as she had enemies who forced her to unity, vision, and heroism. When she had overcome them all she…

— Will Durant

“When the Greeks were free they created a civilization advanced beyond anything else in the world. When Rome imposed its imperial rule all across…

— Rodney Stark

Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings, they did it by killing all those who opposed them. If at first you…

— Quentin Crisp

“THE ANCIENT ROMANS were used to being defeated. Like the rulers of most of history’s great empires, they could lose battle after battle but…

— Yuval Noah Harari

The world survived the fall of the Roman empire and will no doubt outlast our own so much more splendid civilisation.

— James Buchan