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DoktorSpengler t1_ir5tkcn wrote

Reply to comment by War_Hymn in Why No Roman Industrial Revolution? by Magister_Xehanort

Presumably, there is some minimal population that is a necessary condition for industrialization.

Thanks for all this information about their relative achievements. This is exactly what I was wondering about. Where did you learn all of this?

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War_Hymn t1_ir7iqad wrote

>Presumably, there is some minimal population that is a necessary condition for industrialization.

On the Italian peninsula alone, the Roman population was at least 14 million by 200 CE - compare to Great Britain in 1800 CE at around 10 million.

> Where did you learn all of this?

Just stuff I've read over the years from various sources, I have a particular interest in industrial technology and history.

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DoktorSpengler t1_ir7mbln wrote

>Just stuff I've read over the years from various sources, I have a particular interest in industrial technology and history.

What are you working for a think tank in Oakland? Stay strange, but stay sane.

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