From theories about the apocalypse to science fiction, the classical world produced some interesting theories about the future.
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Chapters:
0:00 Seneca and the flood
1:05 The past of the future
2:02 Cyclical theories of history
3:03 Technological progress
3:58 Trade Coffee
5:07 Romans and the Golden Age
6:01 Anxieties about decline
6:41 Early Christian ideas
8:00 Conclusions