From: SolomonW@citi.com   
      
   > The actual mystery here was never why Rome fell   
   > but how & why it lasted as long as it did! I mean,   
   > it was a horribly corrupt, top-down society where   
   > the elites battled each other without the slightest   
   > regard for the well being of the empire. It should   
   > never have lasted even a century!   
   >   
      
   Were Romes enemies less corrupt?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)