About the book: 2010 / Book Ph.D. Yu.V. Kuzovkova is devoted to the study of the problems of modern globalization and at the same time the mystery of the death of Roman civilization in antiquity. The author proves on the basis of factual material that in antiquity there was a globalization similar to what is happening in the 21st century, and that globalization is a phenomenon that has arisen several times in the history of mankind. Particular attention is paid to the phenomenon of a sharp decline in the birth rate, which took place both in antiquity and in the modern world, and throughout the book the author tries to find the answer to this phenomenon based on the analysis of these and other historical examples. Along the way, the author tries to explain a number of historical mysteries, including the mystery of the death of Roman civilization, which is facilitated by the method he used to synthesize historical facts in different areas of human knowledge (in history, economics, demography, linguistics, archaeology). The book brought to your attention is the first book in the author’s trilogy “The Unknown History” (the second book: “The World History of Corruption”, the third book: “The History of Corruption in Russia”). The book is addressed to a wide range of readers interested in history and pressing problems of our time, as well as historians, economists and demographers.