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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (171894)	7/1/2006 1:06:57 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 793799

And then the Romans became soft, and eventually were overrun by the barbarians. You know what's interesting? What you said isn't true. What really happened is that the city of Rome became so intolerable for educated people and people with skills and entrepreneurs that they went to live out in the country, many, in fact, moving north to the realm of the Germanics. You see, the Romans had got to the point where they prohibited technological innovation and free enterprise because they thought it was good for "the masses." So what was left in Rome was the ruling class and the slaves and the people at the bottom of the barrel. The so-called "barbarians" believed in free enterprise and appreciated technological innovations. The so-called "Dark Ages" were years of impressive technological advances, lateen sails, windmills, plowing harnesses, and much more. Edit: I linked the wrong book, need to find the right one.