Does the Roman Empire teach us a lesson relevant to the refugee crisis in Europe?: “Historian David Potter corrects the Dutch prime minister” | History News Network

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Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte declared on Nov. 27:  “Stem flow of migrants to EU or risk fate of the Roman empire.” The historian David Potter explains why this politically useful historical analogy is false: History News Network | Historian David Potter corrects the Dutch prime minister
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