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The Roman Empire was a gigantic Ponzi scheme; that is, the Roman armies were sent to conquer and occupy additional territories from which they collected taxes and other resources which were sent back to Rome for the enrichment of the Roman citizens. When the Roman conquests stretched too far from Rome and the entire territory could no longer be defended, Rome began to crumble.

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