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Just wondering, what was the reason for this? I would assume that the peace brought by the Pax Romana alongside with the employment of military devices such as
by AnaniasAnanas 8y ago
Just wondering, what was the reason for this? I would assume that the peace brought by the Pax Romana alongside with the employment of military devices such as ballistae in the roman army would increase innovation instead.
- earthicus 8y agoThere was a discussion about this issue last month, where i wrote out a fairly detailed reply and gave a good reference to learn more: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18644880 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18644880
- sherr 8y agoWhere you mention the book : The Forgotten Revolution by Lucio Russo The Kindle version of this is being sold on Amazon UK for £52.24! Not much cheaper than the paperback.
- yesenadam 8y agopdf or djvu: http://libgen.io/search.php?req=the%20forgotten%20revolution%20russo http://libgen.io/search.php?req=the%20forgotten%20revolution...