Kdzoom35 t1_j19jn6u wrote on December 22, 2022 at 5:47 PM

Reply to Discovery of 1,000 previously unknown Maya settlements challenges the old notion of sparse early human occupation in northern Guatemala (ca. 1000 B.C.–A.D. 150) by marketrent

I thought it's been figured out that Mesoamerica was one of if not the most densely populated areas in the world pre Columbus/Cortez.

Kdzoom35 t1_irgayve wrote on October 7, 2022 at 9:52 PM

Reply to comment by MillsysView in Why didn't the late Roman Empire fund campaigns across the Rheine? by LuminousNutria

They already de facto control them through trade anyways. Any ruler would have to be on good terms with the Romans to consolidate their power.

Kdzoom35 t1_irgameq wrote on October 7, 2022 at 9:49 PM

Reply to Why didn't the late Roman Empire fund campaigns across the Rheine? by LuminousNutria

I believe they did a few times i remember reading about it on Wikipedia. But it was considered to undeveloped and far away to be worth the time to occupy govern. Roman Influence was still strong through the presence of outposts and trade that they had considerable sway on the politics of the area though.