The Papacy is not other than the Ghost of the deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof.
Pompeii was an incredibly corrupt city. Pompeii was the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire.
At the end of the Roman Empire, in the Byzantine period, the empire shrinks and shrinks until it consists of one city, Constantinople, and the Ottoman Turks can encircle it.
At the end of the Roman Empire, in the Byzantine period, the empire shrinks and shrinks until it consists of one city, Constantinople, and the Ottoman Turks can encircle it.