The Roman Empire had a good 500 years to go when he died. He called it. I’ve been looking into the fall of the Roman Empire and the parallels with the American Empire are stark. Things just happen much faster now. What used to take hundreds of years now takes decades.
Polybius lived during the Republic era, where the consul (equivalent to a president today) would be elected to rule for only 1 year. He died roughly 90 years before the empire formed.
The Roman Empire had a good 500 years to go when he died. He called it. I’ve been looking into the fall of the Roman Empire and the parallels with the American Empire are stark. Things just happen much faster now. What used to take hundreds of years now takes decades.
US speedrun: Empire rise and fall any%
Polybius lived during the Republic era, where the consul (equivalent to a president today) would be elected to rule for only 1 year. He died roughly 90 years before the empire formed.