The (Western) Roman Empire Lasted for Half a Millennium.
It ran trade deficits for centuries! And it had one of the strongest militaries in the world, including many military bases.
It survived natural disasters, attacks from outside its borders, mass "illegal" immigration and even the plague.
What eventually resulted in its collapse? CORRUPTION by, for lack of a better term, oligarchs and dictatorial rulers.
It survived natural disasters, attacks from outside its borders, mass "illegal" immigration and even the plague.
What eventually resulted in its collapse? CORRUPTION by, for lack of a better term, oligarchs and dictatorial rulers.