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The Romans were interested in other things. Their civil engineering, construction methods (e.g. concrete), public infrastructure, military technology, legal sop
by throw_pm23 3y ago
The Romans were interested in other things. Their civil engineering, construction methods (e.g. concrete), public infrastructure, military technology, legal sophistication, etc. etc. etc. greatly surpassed that of the Greeks.
- ioblomov 3y agoEven conceding the lack of contributions to theory, their practical achievements in engineering and government (which insured centuries of cumulative, if not continuous, peace across a region that spanned three continents) combined with their linguistic and literary legacy from Caesar to Virgil (which spawned the Romance languages and influenced much of western literature) are enough to make equating the Roman period with a dark age hyperbolic at best.