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18 Aug 2011, 3:07 am

Stone_Man wrote:
SammichEater wrote:
Ancient roman life was documented too. But when their library burned down, all that information was forever lost. If that hadn't have happened, who knows where we could be right now in terms of technology.


I hardly think one library compares to 50 bazillion daily newspapers, 50 bazillion history textbooks, 50 bazillion internet servers, or 50 bazillion feet of CNN videotape.

And regarding the technology, where do you suppose we'd be? What did the Romans have that the world didn't far surpass by the time of, say, the beginning of Renaissance or so?


Have you seen the Roman and Greek temples? Especially the Greek ones, since the Romans were mostly crap.

The Statue of Zeus, the Colossus, the Temple of Artemis, these are all marvelous constructions. They are just outright beautiful. The detailed reliefs on the various temples are amazing. At the beginning of the Renaissance, the world (and especially Europe) was simply not as far. And in Europe, only the Church surpassed the Greeks' constructions, if only because they were the only ones with money to burn.

I don't think anyone will be particularly impressed with the architectural wonders of the modern day. All these projects have basically devolved into who can build the tallest tower. That's not the way to get into the history books.


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