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How advanced would the world be now in the Roman Empire never fell?
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:55 pm
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:55 pm
An interesting thing to think about, and the world would certainly look entirely different. If Rome starts its peak kept on instead of fracturing and disentigrating etc.
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Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:57 pm to DavidTheGnome
A way better question is the burning of the library
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:58 pm to Breesus
Good one too.
Posted on 4/9/17 at 9:59 pm to DavidTheGnome
Or had Archimedes not fallen in the Siege of Syracuse.
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:01 pm to DavidTheGnome
They shouldn't have killed Jesus
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:01 pm to Breesus
Or the sack of baghdad by the Mongols.
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:01 pm to DavidTheGnome
I like the idea of little to no muslims.
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:01 pm to DavidTheGnome
There is actually a Youtube video series made a "what if" history guy. Alternative History.
Fun fact, the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Rome) didn't end until 1433.
We would probably be at least 200 years more advance in technology in my opinion.
What if Roman Empire never fell
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:04 pm to volod
Thank you Volod.
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:09 pm to DavidTheGnome
Rome was stale and moribund. Its fall allowed new ideas to take hold. As another poster stated, the Eastern Roman empire survived into the 15th century, but it was not a center of arts, commerce, or innovation. Meanwhile, a number of vibrant cultures had sprung up among the ruins of the Western empire.
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:09 pm to Dead End
Well yeah.... But that doesn't change the fact that the destruction of the great library in Baghdad is up there with the destruction of the library of alexandria.
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:16 pm to Jim Rockford
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Rome was stale and moribund. Its fall allowed new ideas to take hold. As another poster stated, the Eastern Roman empire survived into the 15th century, but it was not a center of arts, commerce, or innovation. Meanwhile, a number of vibrant cultures had sprung up among the ruins of the Western empire.
Right, but my question is if Rome continued at its peak. Certainly pre Constantinople.
Also Istanbul really, really needs to go back to its original name. Constantinople sounds so much better.
This post was edited on 4/9/17 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:18 pm to DavidTheGnome
What were humans doing during the Middle Ages? Not much came out of that time, did it?
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:21 pm to East Coast Band
Western Civilization certainly stalled during the Middle Ages, but I'm not sure that holds true for the rest of the world. China may have been relatively advanced as well as the Arab countries, maybe a history buff on here can fill us in. I'd be curious to hear.
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:22 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Also Istanbul really, really needs to go back to its original name
Wtf is an instanbul?
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Constantinople sounds so much better.
Her daddy called her Constantinople, so ima call her Constantinople. And frick any bacon hater who says otherwise.
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:24 pm to Jim Rockford
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Eastern Roman empire survived into the 15th century, but it was not a center of arts, commerce, or innovation.
So, you don't know too much about the Byzantine Empire, huh?
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:29 pm to Jim Rockford
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Rome was stale and moribund
Correct. It expended too much on slave labor. It's building projects were large in scale but not anything brand new in terms of technology. Although Rome must be given credit for concrete.
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:29 pm to DavidTheGnome
Maybe singularity, colonies on other planets, peace in the Middle East.
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:31 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Also Istanbul really, really needs to go back to its original name. Constantinople sounds so much better.
Why did Constantinople get the works?
Posted on 4/9/17 at 10:32 pm to biglego
Rome deserves more credit than concrete of course. It's the most influental empire.
At least we eventually got the Italian Renaissance.
At least we eventually got the Italian Renaissance.
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