Adrian Goldsworthy Quotes

This may well have made it more rather than less democratic than many countries today .
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Countries Democratic Less Made Many More Rather Today Well
Thus the Western Empire died.
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Died Empire Western
The story of the fifth century was one of the exploitation of imperial weakness.
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Century Empires Exploitation Fifth Imperial Stories Weakness
Although commenting on issues of current importance was more common.
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Commenting Common Current Importance Issue More
Only rarely did they advocate specific policies.
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Advocate Only Rarely Policies Specific
By pagans the Jews (and later Christians) were seen as perverse.
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Atheist Christian Jew Perverse Seen
Almost indeed as atheists, for they denied the very existence of other gods.
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Atheists Denied Existence God Indeed Other
In the main voters looked more for a capable individual who once elected could do whatever the State required.
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Capable Elected Individual Look Looked More REquired State Voter
At Rome there were nothing even vaguely resembling modern political parties although given the stifling impact of these.
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Country Even Modern Nothing Parties Party Political Resembling Vaguely
And each candidate for office competed as an individual.
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Completed Each Candidate Individual Office