>be roman
>reach the peak of civilization in europe
>economy falls down and the northern barbarians invade you
>ironically the same barbarians who invaded you (germans) are the ones who return europe its past glory
>be a classic mesoamerican (teotihuacan, mayan, zapotec or cholultecan)
>reach the peak of civilization in the americas
>economy falls down and the northern barbarians (chichimecs) invade you
>ironically the same barbarians who invaded you (chichimecs/aztecs) are the ones who return mesoamerica its past glory
What did they mean by this?

>>17861066 (OP)
Turns out that everybody getting conquered by the same broad group of adventurous tribals reignites long distance trade routes and spreads ideas far and wide

>>17861066 (OP)
Lower latitude = Lower attitude

>>17861066 (OP)
>economy falls down
By falling down do you mean centuries of civil war caused by Romans pushing other Romans off their farms?