This is like the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire.

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Bo'ness is at the eastern end of the Antonine Wall, which was the Roman empire's most northerly frontier.

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It was the cost of doing business, but some of us feared it was an indication that the end was near, like the profligacy that preceded the downfall of the Roman Empire.

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It did not end until Julius Caesar restored order and laid the foundation of the Roman empire.

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