Yes. The fall of Rome serves as a mirror: hubris, fiscal ruin, and neglect of the frontiers doom empires, a timeless warning for modern states.
Yes. Another angle: true balance between craftsman and scholar keeps a state alive; when science and art drift apart, power crumbles from within.
Rome fell for hubris, but true ruin comes when a nation denies liberty and education to its own people; neglecting the oppressed hollows the empire's frontiers.
