After Rome Fell, Europe's Barbarians Had To Figure Out How To Be Kings
by Patrick Wyman on The Concourse, shared by Samer Ka from on (#2SQPN)
Political structures and institutions-the bedrock of the systems that underpin our world and society-aren't a given. They can and do evolve and strengthen, or, alternatively, crumble into nothingness. That's one of many reasons the fall of the Roman Empire is a valuable example for us to bear in mind: All things are"