This week, the Lex Fridman Podcast examined the structural patterns that define imperial rise and decline through a historical lens. Anthony Kaldellis, a scholar of the Roman and Byzantine empires, explores how these civilizations maintained power across centuries and the conditions that ultimately led to their transformation, offering insights applicable to understanding modern geopolitical dynamics.
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