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[–]ShiversRussia2017 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Rome I'd say is the closest when you compare probably the malaise/apathy the average Roman was under compared to the average Europe. Maybe Imperial Spain is another example. The average Spaniard didn't really seem to care that their empire was falling after the 1820s.