"For most of its history, Christian empires were small and backwater."

"If you have a lot of money and all the weapons and soldiers, it is pretty easy to continue no matter what your social policies are."

If Christianity was bad social policy why did the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) continue along as the pillar of western civilization for another 1,000 years even though it was arguably a theocracy and the most Christian country to have ever existed?

Would you have preferred Crassus defeated him in open combat thus proving that Rome is superior and the slaves should know their place?

Actually, the "Christianity killed Rome" thesis was based around the idea that Christianity was a tolerant religion of peace, and that was incompatible with the marshal and harsh Roman values that held the empire together by force.  How does a Christian Roman soldier kill Rome's enemies?  Jesus, after all, would turn…

There are really only a few ways our main characters can die:

The characters on girls are the biggest bunch of worthless losers.  I can't fathom why you guys like watching this.  Are daytime talk shows too low class for you?  Does it need high production values and an HBO billing for you to feel safe enjoying this trash?

I didn't get much out of this episode.  To be honest I think the inevitability of it all is setting in.  I still look forward to each week but I'm really just waiting for the end.  I want to see how they wrap it all up and what the point was.

Yes, its a fundamentally brutal instituion.

I think people need to understand what ancient society, really most of human history, was like.

Twilight is a constant reminder of two things.