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If the Roman Empire had lasted 3 centuries longer, that would have been 55 years after Savery's steam engine.
by mminer237 4y ago
If the Roman Empire had lasted 3 centuries longer, that would have been 55 years after Savery's steam engine.
- Robotbeat 4y agoI suspect they meant the Roman Empire at its organizational peak, ie around the 2nd Century AD.
- dougmwne 4y agoYes I was not referring to the Byzantine empire because as culturally interesting as they were, their economy was no match for the complexity of Rome.
- yywwbbn 4y agoIt’s not at all obvious to me that the economy of Rome in 1st century A.D. would have been that much more complex than that of Byzantium in 11-12th centuries. Is there any evidence showing this?