It's pure garbage.
It has nothing to do with the life cycle of so many actual civilizations. (Egypt, Babylonia, ancient India, all did not follow that cycle). Even the Roman Republic lasted nearly 500 years, not 200. And then Roman civilization continued in empire form.
Tytler was aware of history and would have never written anything so full of egregious whoppers. In fact, he didn't. From Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Fraser_Tytler,_Lord_Woodhouselee
I’ve picked 50 lbs of strawberries in the last week. Unfortunately my raspberries all succumb to disease. I don’t know what it is. Cherries and raspberries I can’t grow.
The forecast for Everett isn't horrible. I just don't want it to get that much hotter. Wish we had some rain before and after the fourth of July. People are dumb with flammable things like fireworks. Any chance of rain in the long range? I can't look right now.
Glad you got a good rain and much more than I got this time. Once again I was in a dryer hole with 0.79". Still a good rain, but too many lulls here. The last band had some thunder and lightning, but weakened overhead as it poured a few miles to the south.
My June rainfall is below normal at 3.81".