Lessons from the Roman Empire about the Danger of Luxury

2 DanielBMarkham 1 5/12/2025, 1:40:25 PM bigthink.com ↗

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bell-cot · 8h ago
Color me doubtful. Under the Romans, very few people got actual luxury. The best historical expert I'm familiar with ( https://acoup.blog/ ) certainly does not describe Roman "social recruiting" in such terms. And how does this theory cope with groups such as the Amish?