Sure, but there are also centuries of acme and centuries of decline. There's the Golden Era of Pericles and the centuries of decline of Athens and the Greek city states.
There's the height of the Roman Empire, and the Decline of Rome bringing about centuries of massive cultural (and economic and infrastructural) losses.
Sure, but there are also centuries of acme and centuries of decline. There's the Golden Era of Pericles and the centuries of decline of Athens and the Greek city states.
There's the height of the Roman Empire, and the Decline of Rome bringing about centuries of massive cultural (and economic and infrastructural) losses.
There's a couple of centuries of Britain as a major global cultural and economic power, and post 1945 Britain as a declined backwater useful mainly as a center for financial exchanges.
Neither the universe, nor History promises to maintain some "win some, lose some" balance. It's up to us to keep it up or lose it.
Sure, but there are also centuries of acme and centuries of decline. There's the Golden Era of Pericles and the centuries of decline of Athens and the Greek city states.
There's the height of the Roman Empire, and the Decline of Rome bringing about centuries of massive cultural (and economic and infrastructural) losses.
There's a couple of centuries of Britain as a major global cultural and economic power, and post 1945 Britain as a declined backwater useful mainly as a center for financial exchanges.
Neither the universe, nor History promises to maintain some "win some, lose some" balance. It's up to us to keep it up or lose it.