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[–]Nombre27 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

He said cyclical nature of civilization, not time. One book that goes into this rise and fall of different powers is Colinvaux's Fate of Nations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fates_of_Nations

Could be summed up that niche theory and competition for resources also applies to humans and that there is a pattern of growth and decay that perpetuate this cycle.

[–]Ponderer 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It looks like he said both:

the cyclical nature of civilization and time

[–]Nombre27 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You're correct, I read too quickly