<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
I've heard that one of the indicators of a civilization's downfall (including ancient Rome) is when socieites become decadent and show permissiveness to things like homosexuality. What do you know about this?
<|assistant|>
This is an interesting point. A decline in morality has been known to lead to the downfall of many civilizations and this includes ancient Rome. In ancient Rome, homosexuality was widely accepted and tolerated, though there were some restrictions. Romans believed that it was natural and didn’t cause any harm. Although there was a great deal of decadence and permissiveness during the later years of Rome, this didn’t cause the civilization’s downfall, rather, external pressures, such as from the Germans and Goths, contributed to the end of the Roman Empire.