http://people.uncw.edu/kozloffm/glubb.pdf
>"The historians commented bitterly on the extraordinary influence acquired by popular singers over young people, resulting in a decline in sexual morality. The ‘pop’ singers of Baghdad accompanied their erotic songs on the lute, an instrument resembling the modern guitar. In the second half of the tenth century, as a result, much obscene sexual language came increasingly into use, such as would not have been tolerated in an earlier age. "
>"In the tenth century, a similar tendency was observable in the Arab Empire, the women demanding admission to the professions hitherto monopolised by men. ‘What,’ wrote the contemporary historian, Ibn Bessam, ‘have the professions of clerk, tax-collector or preacher to do with women? "
Yfw the cyle repeats no matter the timeline, culture, or location of the world the empire is in.
How long the empires lasted
>>70619639
required /pol/ reading
Self bump with foreigners
>>70619639
bumpin
>>70619710
RIP USA
>>70619710
So what empire are we currently in? American or a global empire?
When did it begin so I know how long it has left?
>>70622854
oh no friend. we will just go imperial.
>>70622854
Roman empire wasn't over in180 you moron
>>70623649
The Jewish one
>>70623649
I still don't understand why Yuropoors think we're an empire.
>>70619710
>Separates Roman republic and empire
>>70623858
We were from 1900 - 1946.
>>70623893
>doesn't start Republic in 509BC
>doesn't end empire in 1453
>>70623925
And further back to 1800 if you count the territorial gains of Manifest Destiny.
>>70623925
Barely, we had the Philippines and basically nothing else. These idiots are probably going on about
>muh American global hegemony
>muh control of the sea lanes
>>70623858
American empire
>exports "culture" to everywhere (consumerism, McDonald's)
>biggest economy
>biggest military
It's not quite an empire in the old sense of controlling foreign territory but one does see American influence in almost every country
>>70624153
>muh control of sea lanes
Well we did also have the Panama Canal, and islands surrounding it. In effect, we did control passage between the Atlantic and Pacific.
>>70624153
>implying global hegemony and control of sea lanes isn't something every empire in history would have envied
>>70624229
So if we;re different from every other Empire, why should the same rules apply? Also that table posted by aussie is shit.
>>70624261
That true, it's a shame we gave it back. RECLAIM SILESIA
>>70624351
Britannia Rules the waves? lel. Anyway, it's true but how does that make us an empire?
One doesn't need to physically control territory in this day of mass communications and global free trade, one only needs a few carefully placed military bases and a load of cuckold nations who are forced to use your shekels - dollars to trade and who are afraid that if they try to do something else they'll get a scaffolding pole up the arse.
>>70624735
>the way we rule has changed our empire cant fall apart
Gee I wonder if this happened before during the last 3000 years
>>70619639
http://m.baka.com.au/lifestyle/life/why-women-lose-the-dating-game-20120421-1xdn0.html
Women reap what they sow but they will bring down civilization as we know it. We need a caesar to transition the american republic into an empire. Is trump the man? Will he do to mexico what caesar did to gaul?
>>70626898
replace baka with s m h
>>70626898
Trump is merely Sulla.
Ceasar comes later.
>>70627075
Do we need to wait 40 years for caesar? I fear the barbarians will have taken rome. Maybe we need a pompeii to hold them off.
