Engineering an Empire - Rome 8of10

One of the most powerful civilizations in history, the Roman Empire roled the world for more than five centuries. Although renowned for its military prowess, Rome s real power stemmed from its unprecedented mastery of urban planning and engineering.

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[HistoryLover1550]

Awesome!

[russianfrenchninja]

WOOT NO DISLIKES!!!

[Suppressingfire]

HAIL ROME!!! The Best Empire the world has ever seen and the longest lasting. The idea that the Roman Empire ended in 476 AD is total bullshit, the Eastern Empire lived on till 1453.

[jmitterii2]

@Turtlepowery Thanks, didn't know that.

[Turtlepowery]

@1993heavenshallburn I doubt that it's 70%, but in general, more complicated or scientific words were derived from Latin and Greek by monks who didn't have a suitable English word whereas simpler more common words (and, water, earth) were probably derived from local languages such as Anglo-Saxon.

[Turtlepowery]

@jmitterii2 The word for pumpkin and the word for squash or large melon are synonymous in Greek. The pumpkin Apollodorus would have referred to wouldn't be the pumpkin we know today, but a different kind of melon that they'd still call a "pumpkin".

[jmitterii2]

That's funny about the historian saying go an make your Pumpkin domes. Pumpkins were cultivated in the Americas, not yet introduced to Europe, Asia, or Africa. Sometimes, I think these historians make stuff up. Which is terrible. Fake history stinks, I like it factual.

[BayAreaOrBust]

I just LOVE Roman history!

[tallybird]

@infin1ty if its an assignment were obviously suppose to watch it. I don't want a 0.

[Tekna95]

@infin1ty I watch this because I think it's fun ;)

[SuperEpicCake]

1 person is Carthanginian or Tunisian.

[infin1ty]

Stupid students... you should be watching this because you love history, not because it's an assignment...