>civilization falls from grace>only ruins remains >populated exclusively by people looking to loot the remnants and the dregs of the original civilization, stuck there because they either don't have anywhere else to go, a misplaced sense of nostalgia, or fools who cling on to the hope it will return to what it once was. Why is it so prevalent?
Time is a flat circle.
>>98193382It really isn't. Indeed, ruins should probably be MORE populated in fantasy shit - a little like middle ages Rome.
Because we're living through the collapse of the American empire
...you're not talking about civilizations.
>>98193382Ken, nice one.
>>98193382It would be cooler if the dregs of the OG civ actively used the ruins as a massive tourist attraction.
>>98195245That's just modern Europe.
>>98195323That is so sad and true.
>>98193382Mycenae called, they want their shit back
>>98193382Traditional games?
>>98195418Post minis.
>>98195418And the others
>>98193382A fool and his country, are easily parted.
>>98193382Every fantasy trope about fallen civilizations, ancient artifacts of power, mysterious ruins, etc. is just how IRL medieval Europe was. Even something as basic as how big cattle grew didn't recover to Roman levels until the 1800s.
>>98193382who are you quoting?
>>98195964>this newfag has never heard of greentexting
The ruins are just a facadeThe civ just faked it's own demise to get away from its enemies
>>98195418Exactly.
>>98195418
A lot of early pulp fantasy either had an ancient fallen civilization in the backdrop or took place years in the distant future Also could be an analog to Rome in europe
Rome fucking sucked to live in. Even being a serf was a marked improvement over the average Roman
>>98195331Well too fucking bad!Go, Glenghost C3! Destroy the Photon Power Lab!
>>98193382Wait until you see what happened to the places the Us bombed the fuck out of in the middle east
>>98197546Probably not, considering the poors at least had free bread (in the city, of course).
>>98193382>>98193398Allways has been so.
>>98198330Oh yeah? Name two.
>>98197566>anon's price is a loaf of bread>doesn't even want circusesNot something to brag about.
>>98197566>considering the poors at least had free bread (in the city, of course).They didn't, if you don't know about the grain exchange scam, the rich Partisans wouldn't employ their son or sons and marry them off to have kids so they could then stand in line and request grain.When asked about how many heads of the house he had he would not only list his wife and children, but his siblings and parents as well, and because in Rome the law was written that grain would be given to anyone who did not have a wage, even if they came from a wealthy family, they would give them the grain.This became so common place that the grain exchanges would run out long before they were supposed to and its one of the smaller reasons why Egypt kinda ended up conquered by Rome and later played a pivotal part in the Civil War.
