The Fall of Rome wasn’t a mystery—it was a slow-motion collapse fueled by arrogance, greed, and the emperor’s obsession with loyalty over competence. The empire’s leaders chased easy applause by punishing thinkers and rewarding flatterers. They called it patriotism. It was actually panic.
Centuries later, the script remains unchanged. Today’s emperors mock expertise, drain public coffers, and point fingers at anyone without a membership to Mar-a-Lago. Each purge and culture-war distraction chips away at the pillars that once held everything upright.
Rome didn’t crumble in a day. It fell one ego trip at a time.
