empire focusing on the past present and future of jewish life in germany. and there's no letup in the violence in afghanistan 2 separate bomb attacks one in a busy marketplace leave several dead and many more injured. by sir welcome to the program germany is marking 1700 years of jewish life and culture in the country with a year of anniversary events starting today the nationwide celebration that deliberately aims to look beyond the persecution of jews during the holocaust instead the focus is on the diversity of jewish life in germany's past and present . colonial was different 16 germany which she's very loud to say if in a town send they in the year 321 after the decrease come to rome and then try to constantine so the fitting that these has come immigrations of 1700 g.'s of jewish life in germany assented here a ceremony last a year long program of events city prating jewish contribution to german culture and society jam and president tongue. there is a patron of the series of events. in these affairs the are there is a lot to discover and rediscover d

the first was at the end of the roman empire. rome and china -- ambassador in rome, china was aware of theoman empire not too much direct contact but a lot of indirect contact. thousands of roman traders in india, for example, and good traveling back and forth across asia. camels can catch the plague and they may have been used for a lot of the carrying goods across the asia steppe so you had enough people to spread diseases across the eurasian land mass and that collapsed after the roman empire and then started up gps just before the 14th 14th century as the month -- mon gulls create their traiting. the thing's thought the black death in the 14th century, is it's arguable to hit china at all and that speaks to two things. one, we think the kind of natural habitat for the rodents that are the source for -- writ lives when it's not hanging about in humans, and we think they lived somewhere in the middle of the eurasian steppe. or in the milled of the steppe and that's where the source was. now, the trade between europe and china b

the political situation was, they were under the control of the roman empire. and being under the control of roman empire, they had to deal with jews, they had to deal with their own churches and they had to deal with the fact that the roman empire controlled everything. and as was typical in many cases, a lot of people tended to bill lame the jews. there's a lot of anti jewish rhetoric and in the colonial period, some creatures, including some loyalists were saying well, the problems was that the jews were stirring up a lot of problems, the jews were stirring up insurrections. and paul and peter were really worried that the christians would cause problems to, that they would join in these insurrections and become these radical's and politics and start all these wars. so, the problem was that christians were getting a bad reputation. people were thinking they were disloyal. so peter and paul commanded them to obey roman government. that they commanded that they could become citizens, join in the government in any way. now, let's think about the roman government

they drew from their experience in spain which had come from arabia which had actually come from the roman empire, a system of irrigation ditches, and they were not just irrigation ditches, but they also furnished drinking water and water for the cattle and everybody else. everybody used the same water. nobody knew anything about germs, and then they wondered why they had epidemics, but they figured that out. so san antonio was selected in large part because it had two major sources of water upstream. we had the head waters of the san antonio river, and we had the head waters of san pedro creek. from those places, engineers very carefully -- because this land was rather flat -- they were able to devise a system of a half dozen asake yas which came from those rivers and came through channels that followed the line of gravity downhill through what became san antonio and then back into the river so that the water continued to flow. san antonio used that system for more than 100 years. it wasn't until the end of the 19th century that the system finally was not in general use, but there still a

empire we had the roman empire they organized the entire world at the known world at that time pretty much with the weights and measures calendars they came in with organizing principles of how to organize and then they started clipping coins right and then price signal that last barbarians came in and what followed was a dark ages run by the vatican where you saw in the ensuing few 100 years you saw the inquisitions and then the bubonic plague hit and nobody had the ability to reason any longer and so they couldn't even deal with this. you know the bonnet plague wiping out half of europe they didn't have an answer for so when i look at today and i look at the fact that we're few years after the loss of that price signal of the basic foundation of the monetary organizing principle around the world then we have this pandemic that hits and it just seems like it's been we've been here a lockdown for over 10 months and it just really seems like it's the equivalent of the vatican at the catholic church at that time of you know of the late 13 hundreds is like they don't have an answer they

empire we had the roman empire they organize the entire world at the known world at that time pretty much with the weights and measures calendars they came in with organizing principles of how to organize and then they started clipping coins right and then price signal that last barbarians came in and what followed was a dark ages run by the vatican where you saw in the ensuing few 100 years you saw the inquisitions and then the bubonic plague hit and nobody had the ability to reason any longer and so they couldn't even deal with this. you know the bonnet plague wiping out half of europe they didn't have an answer for so when i look at today and i look at the fact that we're few years after the loss of that price signal of the basic foundation of the monetary organizing principle around the world then we have this pandemic that hits and it just seems like it's been we've been here locked down for over 10 months and it just really seems like it's the equivalent of the vatican at the catholic church at that time of you know of the late 13 hundreds is like they don't have an answer they

empire right we had the roman empire they organized the entire world at the known world at that time pretty much with the weights and measures calendars that came in with organizing principles of how to organize and then they started clipping coins right and then price signal that last barbarians came in and what followed was a dark ages run by the vatican where you saw in the ensuing few 100 years you saw the inquisitions and then the bubonic plague hit and nobody had the ability to reason any longer and so they couldn't even deal with this. you know the bonnet plague wiping out half of europe they didn't have an answer for so when i look at today and i look at the fact that we're few years after the loss of that price signal of the basic foundation of the monetary organizing principle around the world then we have this pandemic that hits and it just seems like it's been we've been here locked down for over 10 months and it just really seems like it's the equivalent of the vatican at the catholic church at that time of you know of the late 13 hundreds is like they don't have. an ans

empire we had the roman empire they organize the entire world at the known world at that time pretty much with the weights and measures calendars they came in with organizing principles of how to organize and then they started clipping coins right and then price signal that last barbarians came in and what followed was a dark ages run by the vatican where you saw in the ensuing few 100 years you saw the inquisitions and then the bubonic plague hit and nobody had the ability to reason any longer and so they couldn't even deal with this. you know the bonnet plague wiping out half of europe they didn't have an answer for so when i look at today and i look at the fact that we're few years after the loss of that price signal of the basic foundation of the monetary organizing principle around the world then we have this pandemic that hits and it just seems like it's been we've been here a lockdown for over 10 months and it just really seems like it's the equivalent of the vatican at the catholic church at that time of you know of the late 13 hundreds is like they don't have an answer they

empire we had the roman empire they organized the entire world at the known world at that time pretty much with the weights and measures calendars that came in with organizing principles of how to organize and then they started clipping coins right and then price signal that last barbarians came in and what followed was a dark ages run by the vatican where you saw in the ensuing few 100 years you saw the inquisitions and then the bubonic plague hit and nobody had the ability to reason any longer and so they couldn't even deal with this. you know the bonnet plague wiping out half of europe they didn't have an answer for so when i look at today and i look at the fact that we're few years after the loss of that price signal of the basic foundation of the monetary organizing principle around the world then we have this pandemic that hits and it just seems like it's been we've been here a lockdown for over 10 months and it just really seems like it's the equivalent of the vatican at the catholic church at that time of you know of the late 13 hundreds is like they don't have an answer they

empire we had the roman empire they organized the entire world at the known world at that time pretty much with the weights and measures calendars they came in with organizing principles of how to organize and then they started clipping coins right and then price signal that last barbarians came in and what followed was a dark ages run by the vatican where you saw in the ensuing few 100 years you saw the inquisitions and then the bubonic plague hit and nobody had the ability to reason any longer and so they couldn't even deal with this. you know the bonnet plague wiping out half of europe they didn't have an answer for so when i look at today and i look at the fact that we're few years after the loss of that price signal of the basic foundation of the monetary organizing principle around the world then we have this pandemic that hits and it just seems like it's been we've been here a lockdown for over 10 months and it just really seems like it's the equivalent of the vatican at the catholic church at that time of you know of the late 13 hundreds is like they don't have an answer they

empire focusing on the past present and future of jewish culture in germany. you're watching news doc film is up next with china's new silk road stay tuned for that all next peiser thanks for watching. young german jewish on jewish do so was. does that mean in daily life and at school 11 teenagers 11 stories. i'm jewish and so. german and jewish starts feb 22nd on d w. it's china's make a project the new silk road a trade network between china and the rest of the world. which could turn the old world order on its head. but chasing. it going to our cave on the. sun in the oceans there isn't a good god we have a single. bad example by the road. most of the. china is investing in bridges ports railway tracks and roads around the globe. over 70 nations are already part of the new silk road. europe sees the chinese as welcome investors the port of paris has been under chinese ownership for several years and the chinese are now also showing interest entry yest in italy. uganda and italy is a free templeton's for china again it's at the center of the mediterranean ju

empire focusing on the past present and future of jewish life in germany. and undaunted in me in march. thousands of people return to the streets across the country to demand the military give up power just one day after police fire on a demonstration and kill 2 people. make spicer welcome to the program germany is mark. in 1700 years of jewish life and culture in the country with a year of anniversary of vents starting today the nationwide celebration deliberately aims to look beyond the persecution of jews during the holocaust instead the focus is on the diversity of jewish life in germany's past and present . kalina was the 1st city in germany which issues were allowed to serve in a town center 8 in the year 321 after a decree from the roman emperor constantine so he stating that these years coming or asians of 1700 years of jewish life in germany are centered here a ceremony last a year long program of events separating jewish contribution to german culture and society german president. is the patron of the series of events. in these in 1st year are the

empire focusing on the past present and future of jewish life in germany. and there is no letup in the violence in afghanistan 2 separate bomb attacks one in a busy marketplace leaves several dead and many more injured. spicer welcome to the program germany is marking $1700.00. years of jewish life and culture in the country with a year of anniversary events starting today the nationwide celebration deliberately to look beyond the persecution of jews during the holocaust instead the focus is on the diversity of jewish life in germany's past and present. colonial was the 1st city in germany would choose were allowed to serve in the town said they in the year 321 after a decrease from the roman emperor constantine so we fitting that this is coming more ations of 1700 years of jewish life in germany as centered here a ceremony last a year long program of events separating to reach contribution to german culture and society german president. is the patron of the series of events. in these in 1st year there is a lot to discover and rediscover dream come immigrat

like the follow the roman empire. —— the fall of the roman empire. do you need a drink, rudyard kipling? as rudyard kipling in the man who would be king, he proved he could play complex characters. don't you know me? no. in his 80s, he picked up an oscar as a man coming out at the end of his life. andy, where did you get these? and became the oldest ever nominee playing john paul getty. everything has a price. the great struggle in life is coming to grips with what that price is. # edelweiss...# christopher plummer, a huge presence on stage and screen for more than 60 years, famous for the one part he hated, but master of so many others. christopher plummer, who's died at the age of 91. you are watching bbc news. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @lukwesaburak. don't go away. plenty more coming up. good evening. we are in for a spell of increasingly wintry weather as we head through the course of the weekend. things turning colder for all of us with some disruptive snow in the forecast. we've got an amb

empire focusing on the past present and future of jewish culture in germany also coming out man was protesters there undeterred thousands of people return to the streets to demand the military give up power just one day after police fire on a demonstration killing 2 people. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program germany is marking 1700 years of jewish life and culture in the country where the year of anniversary events starting today the nationwide celebration deliberately i was to look beyond the persecution of jews during the holocaust instead the focus is on the diversity of jewish life in germany's past and present. colonial was to 1st see change and many would choose were allowed to serve in a town said they in the year 321 after the decrease from the roman emperor constantine so he's 15 that teaches commemorations of 1700 years of jewish life in germany assented here a ceremony lost to you. year long program of events separating jewish contribution to german culture and society german president. is the patron of the series of events. in these in 1st year are there is a lo

correspondent: that theatricality worked in big-screen epics, like the fall of the roman empire. >> what the master intends and what he does is quite knights and black bishop. correspondent: terrified napoleon would outfoxed him. >> i do not intend to run around like a wet hen. correspondent: has rudyard kipling, he proved he could play complex characters. >> don't you know me? >> no, i don't know you. in his 80's -- correspondent: in his 80's, he picked up oscar is a man coming out. >> andy, where did you get these? correspondent: and became the oldest nominee plain jumbo getty. >> everything has a price. the great struggle in life is coming to grips with what that price is. >> ♪ edelweiss edelweiss ♪ correspondent: christopher plummer, a huge presence on stage and screen, famous for the one part he hated, but master of so many others. ♪ anchor: what a great loss. he was an absolute master and lover of musicals. may he rest in peace. before we go, some businesses are reaching new heits when offering a socially-distanced experience. the attle great wheel has organized a four course

correspondent: that theatricality worked in big-screen epics, like the fall of the roman empire. >> what the master intends and what he does is quite knights and black bishop. correspondent: terrified napoleon would outfoxed him. >> i do not intend to run around like a wet hen. correspondent: has rudyard kipling, he proved he could play complex characters. >> don't you know me? >> no, i don't know you. in his 80's -- correspondent: in his 80's, he picked up oscar is a man coming out. >> andy, where did you get these? correspondent: and became the oldest nominee plain jumbo getty. >> everything has a price the great struggle in life is coming to grips with what that price is. >> ♪ edelweiss edelweiss ♪ correspondent: christopher plummer, a huge presence on stage and screen, famous for the one part he hated, but master of so many others. ♪ anchor: what a great loss. he was an absolute master and lover of musicals. may he rest in peace. before we go, some businesses are reaching new heits when offering a socially-distanced experience. the attle great wheel has organized a four course

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empire at the beginning of the fourth century. robert has written expertly about this. namely the so-called edict of milan which was co-authored by the co-emperors at the time, constantine in 313, and it is sometimes misunderstood that what milan did was grant toleration to christians. in fact, that had been done two years earlier in 311 in the edict of galarius and the so-called edict of milan, so-called because it wasn't published as an edict, but the historical detail. the document, though, and the policy was one of genuine freedom of religion, the text of that edict makes it clear that that granted freedom for all citizens of the roman empire to follow that form of religion or that understanding of god that a case can be made and robert and i have both tried to make the case that that early policy was a reflection of the early arguments of the church father, such as tortolian, who we mentioned earlier and a part of the court of constantine as early as the first decade of the fourth century. now that story can be told in a book

empire at the beginning of the fourth century. robert has written expertly about this, namely the so-called edict of milan, which was coauthored by the co-emperors at the time constant teen and lie seniors in 313. it's sometimes misunderstood that all milan did was grand toleration to christians. in fact, that had been done two years earlier and 6mh311 through an edict. but the effect of milan, because it wasn't published as an edict, but that's a historical detail and the policy was one of genuine freedom of religion, the text of the edict making it clear that that granted freedom for all citizens of the roman empire to follow that form of religion or that understanding of god that they felt was the true one. a case can be made and robert and i have both tried to made the case that the early policy was a reflection of the early arguments of the church father. the story can be told in a book that's conveniently located in the back. [laughs] there is only 340 days until christmas, so you don't have much time. get over there. >> i t

like "the fall of the roman empire." he proved he could play complex characters. >> don't you know me? no. -- no. reporter: in his 80's, he picked up an oscar, because a man coming out of the end of his life. >> where did you get these? repoer: and became the oldest ever know many, playing john for getting -- john paul getty. >> the great struggle in life is coming to grips with what that price is. ♪ reporter: christopher plummer, a huge presence on stage and screen for more than 60 years. famous for the one part he hated, but master of so many others. >> christopher plummer, who has died at the e of 91. you are watching bbc news. the's plenty more coming up. you can catch me on social media. narrator: fundinfor presentation of this program is provided by.. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation. pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. ♪ ♪ man: you're watching pbs. hilty: where do i begin about my love for

. >> i was born during the roman empire. it's a roman name. it's 100 jails in english. >> 100 jails? >> exactly. >> there may never have been 100 jails here. but what this area does have is three new subway stations all within close proximity. >> this changes the game. a lot of people come here to invest a bit. >> is that where we're going? >> yeah. >> chen tochile has long had a rough reputation. that's changing fast. one place seen as ground zero for the transformation of the neighborhood is a deli. venn chen zoe opened this place before the metro arrived. he wants to rehabilitate the mediocre reputation for food and bring the rest of the countryside back for his neighbors to enjoy at fair prices . >> can i taste some? >> this cheese is made from sheep's milk is rome is famous for it. historically the animals were raised as a cheaper alternative to cattle and crops. he goes a step further than most sellers and searches in some unlikely places for cheese that also helps his community . >> what does that mean? >> oh. okay. only in italy would

empire focusing on the past present and future of jewish life in germany. a major disaster in texas people struggle to get basic supplies after a huge winter storm and power outages in the oil and gas rich state our reporters meet some of those most affected in houston. spicer welcome to the program germany is marking 1700 years of jewish life and culture in the country with a year of anniversary events starting today the nationwide celebration deliberately aims to look beyond the persecution of jews during the holocaust instead the focus is on the diversity of jewish life in germany's past and present. colonial was different to see change and many which he's found out to safe in a town said they treat 21 after the decree from to rome and then try to constantine so he. it's fitting that these years commemorations are 1700 years of jewish life in germany as scented here a ceremony last a year long program of events separating jewish contribution to german culture and society german president. is a patron of the series of events. and isn't 1st you are there i

empire reached at xenophon in the 2nd century but it didn't fall for another 300 years suddenly a medical maybe on the relative decline compared with asia but it will still remain a dominant social cultural and economic influence for generations to come. so for myself this means all of the show it's good bye for now so stay safe we'll see you again next week. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation or community. are you going the right way or are you being led. by a. what is truth what is faith. in a world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. or remain in the shallows. a dark industry comes to life in los angeles every night. dozens of women sells their bodies on the street many of them under-age. los angeles police reveal a taste of their daily challenge no if you're going to exploit a child here in los angeles there are going to come as you see officers going undercover as sex workers and customers to fight the early sex trade. new gold rush is underway in ghana thousands of ill equipped workers are flock

in the western world since the roman empire. the most powerful country, the country that had won the seven years'war or what we call, the french and indian war. and hamilton begins to articulate this vision of the english economic system for america in a series of essays that he published in newspapers in 1780, when he was only 25 years old, writing as what he called the continental's. for jefferson, the pivotal moment in the 17 eighties occurs when he goes to france. i'm not sure what jefferson really envisioned after his disastrous gubernatorial experience. but he had certainly failed and he said that he was finished with politics for all time. and i think what jefferson may have envisioned was a life someone like benjamin franklin, who after all, retired when he was in his early forties and wrote a voluminously writing pan flits and newspaper assyrians and jefferson, i think, saw himself perhaps as becoming the sage who would sit atop that hill where monticello existed, doing as franklin has done. but jefferson's life took a

empire reached at xenophon the 2nd century they but it didn't fall for another 300 deals suddenly a medical maybe on the relative decline compared with asia but it will still remain a dominant social cultural and economic influence for generations to come. so for myself this means all of the show it's good bye for now so stay safe we'll see you again next week. knowing through the woods to that end there who didn't bother you but i'll blog good luck. and your own body in a can matter cannot walk right now and a bad national. cannot deny. bills on miles on a pole on a limb that has human level. and the national association. must know how to set the community and shout out that all small a lot of the soul would it. not for you to try not to give us the impetus that all of you in the nose mean a bloomin get a feel good. shot and know it then when i might. be my name if you had that. imagine picking up a future textbook on the early years of the 21st century what are the chapters called gun violence school shootings homelessness 1st it was my job it was my fear was that it was my saving

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empire focusing on the past present and the future of human culture in germany. that is your news update at this hour you can always get the latest on our web site t w dot com or you can follow us on social media as to the news that's of course on twitter and instagram and richardson in berlin for me on the entire new team thanks so much for watching. carefully. will. soon be sure to be going. to school. she. documentary. this week on the world stories the french revolt against loneliness and chinese officials forcing people into espionage but we begin in building with the elderly and their caregivers are receiving the 2nd dose of the coronavirus vaccine but many belgians are afraid of side effects and fake news is making the rounds. this is a moment to remember. colleague photographs care home barkha christina retreat gifts as she receives her 2nd dose of the biotech pfizer vaccine. for months is rarely i really hope to encourage my colleagues but also my family and even the country to come and get vaccinated. and like them. as vaccination drives in north sing h

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shouldn't beub confused with the roman empire that lasted another 300 years beyond the republic. it was an amazing 460 year phenomenon of democratic governance that was an amazing civic achievement but 89 years or so were sort of an accumulation that ended with the republicanhe she captures this y bringing these people, all of the historical figures. she isn't making up figures. she's turning it into what actually happened with the characters that existed and it is a tour of literary achievement. >> oswald, decline of the west. >> guest: they haven't been able to figure out how to handle him and if you go back to the generation. they already spangler and had been really dialed. he wrote the book decline of the west, two volumes and he wrote it during world war i, during the end of world war i and deposited the notion that history is not an ongoing progressive concept from being backward to being increasingly enlightened and intelligent and sort of better in terms of our regard for the world. rather it's the story of the rise and fall with the distinct civilizations that have sort

from the greek and row mane empires to the d to the greek and roman empires leading to the great american experiment, western writers and explorers have contributed so much to human development, not just in the west but all over the gold. lifting people out of poverty and tyranny and basic human rights embedded in natural law that's of us now take for granted. we should be able to include new and diverse thinkers and ideas into western ziflization. western -- of western civilization. why are they seeking to destroy civilization rather than build upon it. joining me now is dennis prager. what do you think the motivation for all this is? >> that's the hardest question i have had to wrestle with. i have known and written and said all of my life that the left wants to tear down western civilization. this is not new. jesse jackson and stanford students demonstrated 30 years ago, hey hey ho ho, western civ has got to go. why one wishes to tear down the greatest achievement of humanity. with human rights, women's rights, gay rights, democracy representative government, independent judiciary. une

empire the venetian republic it's still largely the same system and it's collapsing before our very eyes so america is heading into a period of deepening turbulence and and that turbulence will only increase just when everyone have 2020 will be better than 2020 all right now in new york daniel is a thanks for joining us thank you. max the case of a french co who was allegedly raped by 25 fine to spot protests across from swiss protesters demanding tough annoys on age of consent china to ban she has the details. on wednesday this court is going to be center stage for a case that's provoked outrage here in france it involves a woman known as julie who says she was raped by 20 firefighters between the ages of 13 and 15. it all began when julie not to real name had been assisted by a firefighter following a severe anxiety seizure 13 in 2008 now it's claimed she obtained her number for her medical records and then grew before asking her to undress via webcam it's then claimed he passed it details on to other firefighters who did the same now in 2009 it's alleged a firefighter then raped

empire focusing on the past present and future of jewish life in germany. and undaunted. thousands of people returned to the streets across the country to demand the military give up power just one day after police fire on a demonstration and killed 2 people. next peiser welcome to the program germany is marking 1700 years of jewish life and culture in the country with a year of anniversary of it starting today the nationwide celebration deliberately aims to look beyond the persecution of jews during the holocaust instead the focus is on the diversity of jewish life in germany's past and present. colonial was the 1st city in germany which issues were allowed to surf in a town center in the years between 21 after a decrease from the roman emperor constantine soviets fitting that this year's commemorations of 1700 years of jewish life in germany up scented here to ceremony last a year long program of events said it breaking jewish contribution to german culture and society german president. is the patron of the series of events. in these in 1st year there is

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the roman empire became many problems and long history but eventually it reached a point where he simply could no longer continue on and much of that was from in barbarian attacking from outside. mark: you make a great point. i seen in 1819 a letter back and forth between jon adams and thomas jefferson, jefferson says i have been thinking about rome and i've been thinking about america and he said the romans could never come up with any kind of government to save itself or save its people because the people lost their virtue. he said whether cicero or kato or the others, he said but the united states is different. i'm here to tell you doctor soul, it is our virtual and what we see in the streets right now i don't think we can describe it as virtue, word more and academia and what we see on media and the democrats and so forth, there is no kind of government that can protect us from ourselves, isn't that correct? >> absolutely i just read the wall street journal some people who conducted a study and defended themselves against critics until heather macdonald quoted the study and then they

republic but should not be confused with the roman empire. that lesson arthritic years beyond the republic. but the republic was an amazing 467 year phenomenon of democratic governance that was an amazing >> achievement. but the last 100 years or so, 89 years or so for accumulation of crises innate downward ongoing downward spiral that ended with the end of the republic. she captures this by bringing these people all of the historical figure she's not making up figures. she's turning into fiction what actually happened with the characters who actually existed. i have to say i think it's of literary achievement. so when oswald spengler decline of the west. >> one of the historians said that subsequence academics and intellectuals have not been able to figure out what to do about spengler, how to handleg him. and if you go back to the generation of what you might call the post war generation and henry kissinger and george kennan and people they were all people would read spengler. some of them have been really beguiled by spengler and i was two

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shouldn't be confused with the roman empire that lasted another 300 years but it was an amazing 467 year phenomenon of democratic governance that was an amazing civic achievement but the last 100 years or so with an accumulation of crisis and downward ongoing spiral and bringing these historical figures. she's not making up figures and what actually happened with the characters that resisted. the subsequent academics and dintellectuals. henry kissinger and george cannon were all people that had red spengler and some of them had been sort of beguiled and i was, tomac. he wrote the book decline of the west, two volumes and he wrote it during world war i towards the end of world war i history is not an ongoing progressive conceptco of progress and to beg united and increasingly enlightened and sort of better in terms of our regard for the world. rather it is the story of the rise and fall of these distinct civilizations that have been born and emerged and then flowered and declined they've gone through the lifestages and was beginning intoe the phase of the decline during the hundred years

listen. ..like the fall of the roman empire. do you need a drink, rudyard kipling? as rudyard kipling in the man who would be king, he proved he could play complex characters. don't you know me? no, i don't know you. in his 80s, he picked up an oscar as a man coming out at the end of his life. andy, where did you get these? and became the oldest ever nominee playing john paul getty. everything has a price. the great struggle in life is coming to grips with what that price is. # edelweiss...# christopher plummer, a huge presence on stage and screen for more than 60 years, famous for the one part he hated, but master of so many others. christopher plummer, who's died at the age of 91. you are watching bbc news. there is plenty more coming up. you can get me on social media. do stay with us. good evening. we've seen heavy snowfall over recent days across the northern half of scotland, and more of us are going to be seeing that wintry weather arriving through the weekend. it is going to be turning colder across the board. we're going to see low pressure becoming establi

decline of the roman empire et cetera, et cetera. so historic, i want to start with colleen, when those books come out? >> i would say the last two, which i did not know about the series until the last two, one is called caesar and one is called >> the october horse? >> it's about a gustus. and those came out i would say around the end of the '90s. beginning of the century. they read to caesar, and did not her particularly, she's author of the thorn birds. caesar and i was blown away. and then i realize this was part of a series. and it goes back to pretty much recount the 100 year decline of the roman republic. but beyond the republic. it was amazing 467 year phenomenon. that was amazing >> achievement. the last 100 years ago, 89 years or so, percolation of crises. ended with the republic by bringing these people all of the historical figures she's not making up figures, turning into fiction what actually happened about what actually happened. i have to say about literary achievement. >> calls walled spengler. subsequent academics h