Did the Roman Empire Have to Deal with This?

As the commercial and industrial war complexes so casually destroy habitat for other creatures on the earth, overharvesting fish, overusing coal and oil supplies, warring over who has the rights to profit from lumber, mineral rights, intellectual property rights, we all lose so much. Sure, as a stockholder, I get returns from stocks that sell well. Recently, however, I was surprised by my broker who averred that by investing in Green Stocks I would not profit as much. So perhaps I can console myself with re-reading the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire....