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The Lasting Legacy of Emperor Justinian’s Efforts to ‘Make Rome Great Again’

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The Lasting Legacy of Emperor Justinian’s Efforts to ‘Make Rome Great Again’
Statue of Emperor Justinian in Skopje, Macedonia, in a file photo. Bobica10/Shutterstock
Michael Bonner
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Social fragmentation, political polarization, factionalism, diminished state capacity, military overstretch, pandemic…

Am I describing our own time or the sixth century?

Michael Bonner
Michael Bonner
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Michael Bonner is a communications and public policy consultant at Atlas Strategic Advisors. He holds a doctorate in Iranian history from the University of Oxford, and is also an author. His latest book is “In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present.”