Destruction of Empire Series

Destruction of Empire #1: Livy—The Importance of Studying History, and the Perils of Hedonism (Rome)
Destruction of Empire #2: Vico—Society Cannot Survive Without Religion (Italy)
Destruction of Empire #3: Cicero—How Republican Constitutions Disintegrate (Rome)
Destruction of Empire #4: Polybius—When Empires Get Too Powerful and Too Rich for Their Own Good (Greece/Rome)