Most decadent civilisation

Nearly every civilisation has undergone three distinct stages: aggression and expansionism, wealth and decadence, and finally decline and fall. The Roman emperors enjoyed orgies with men and women, the ancient Greeks buggered young boys, and the Egyptian kings committed incest with close relatives. Even the Israelites frequented temple prostitutes and sacrificed their own children to Baal. Of all the ancient civilisations of the ancient world, which one was the worst?

The Islamic . As far as motivated violence is concerned.

Though it was violent right from the beginning, it got civilized with contacts with Persia , Byzantium Egypt and India.  The Umayyad and the Abbasids were intelectually  sophisticated. After them, Islamic civilization ceased to contribute to human welfare.

Even today, you can see the savagery in North Africa and Palestine where beheadings, amputations and religious mass murders are rampant.  Even in Thailand, Buddhists are beheaded regularly.

The Irony is , Al Quaedas funding comes from the Gulf countries--apparently quoted to prove Islamic civilization.

By reputation, or maybe we should say myth/legend, Sodom and Gomorrah.

Certainly the Romans enjoyed decadence and I would say the Greeks absolutely, but to be honest in terms of the love of throwing away ones religious and family values for the sake of unadultereated hedonism I would suggest that trophy belongs to the modern civilisation - The West

Historically though, it may also be worth looking at Persia :)

Why do the people say Assyrians ?(Shamshir-Suryavajra)

I do not think Decadent means pejorative at all!For new religions it was...It is still..

is there a reason why religion seems to be popping up quite a lot (or in every post since mine)?

How is that a factor in the decadence of a civilisation?

:)

%100 Assyrians are bad , they killed many anatolian they sacked our land!!!

Yes, it's gone off on a toot.  I'll try to back up MM here and get it back in line.