The Downfall of Roman Britannia
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Mediterraneans civilisation in Italy which came from Greece which was spread by the Egyptians and Mesopatamians, ended up creating Rome, which for the first time brought cities and roads to Europeans like the Guals(France) Iberians (Spain+Portugal) and Britannia.
They couldn't get Germany however due to the thick forests and the fact that roman generals reportedly marched for days in Germania without seeing a settlement larger than a tiny village made of huts. So there was nothing really to conquer.
This came to bite them in the ass later on when Germanic tribes being next to the second largest civilisation on earth, gained many technologies through trade and got a population explosion. Eventually they would harass the roman borders for so long they'd finally break through and swarm the western roman empire. Bringing the dark ages. Luckily the Arabs were able to take In Many eastern scholars and translated these works into Arabic.
Later on after the fall of Constantinople these eastern scholars would take their books and flee west to places like Venice and northern Italy, starting the renaissance in Europe and the return of civilisation in that region. The only reason eruopeans after the fall of Rome had access to classical works like Aristotle was because Arabs preserved them. Not only that but they expanded on these classical works which also made its way west.
They couldn't get Germany however due to the thick forests and the fact that roman generals reportedly marched for days in Germania without seeing a settlement larger than a tiny village made of huts. So there was nothing really to conquer.
This came to bite them in the ass later on when Germanic tribes being next to the second largest civilisation on earth, gained many technologies through trade and got a population explosion. Eventually they would harass the roman borders for so long they'd finally break through and swarm the western roman empire. Bringing the dark ages. Luckily the Arabs were able to take In Many eastern scholars and translated these works into Arabic.
Later on after the fall of Constantinople these eastern scholars would take their books and flee west to places like Venice and northern Italy, starting the renaissance in Europe and the return of civilisation in that region. The only reason eruopeans after the fall of Rome had access to classical works like Aristotle was because Arabs preserved them. Not only that but they expanded on these classical works which also made its way west.
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Never knew you had that fetish, I prefer getting my protein from actual meat not fecal matter.
Thumbnail is crazy, Roman Britain survived in some form or shape even after the retreat of Rome, the Romano Britons existed for a while after but the Saxon invasions pretty much extinguished that, say for Latin and a few manuscripts and mansions found through excavations.
Imagine though it was an empire that began it's expansion from the city of Rome. It began as a small town/city formed by Latium villagers joining together with settlers from the surrounding hills next to the river Tiber and it gradually transitioned into a centralized state growing bigger, and from that locus point they launched military expeditions, raids and conquests to expand their territory.
Something else i learned recently as well is how clothing styles also changed in many parts of Europe after the fall of Rome mainly to cover body odour and foul smell and shoes with heels and long sleeves for lifting or protecting themselves from the dirty waste and poop filled streets/roads they walked through, and clothing garbs that can be lifted or opened up for effective open defecation and urination and undergarments to insulate their body odour and soak up sweat. They didn't just decline in terms of just impoverishment , they also declined in hygienes rarely bathe and washed themselves, had lice with they wore wigs to cover and perfumes cover smell. Different colours cloths to hide stains.
Before that during the Roman era people wore flowing untailored white cotton robes called Toga and simple sandals etc. The fact that they prefered white was a symbol of purity and dedication to cleanliness. They would wash themselves several times every day, bathe regularly, had latrines and bath houses, or thermae and would bleach wash their clothes even to whiten it. They would clean their roads and streets with carts, water and had sewers systems.
Another last interesting fact which i often find left out is how prevalent slaves were in the Empire. 1 in 5 Roman inhabitants were slaves and the forced labour exacted from them to build many of large edifices. They forced slaves from the populations they conquered to build massive public works and engage in large-scale mining operations, and engage in 'factory farming' with large-scale monoculture plantations. They also worked as domestic servants in roman households.
A Study of Roman Society and Its Dependence on slaves.
https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3303&context=etd
It's very unlike the Muslim states and empires during the middle ages prior to the 18th-19th century slave trade boom , slaves were not the engines of their economies.
Something else i learned recently as well is how clothing styles also changed in many parts of Europe after the fall of Rome mainly to cover body odour and foul smell and shoes with heels and long sleeves for lifting or protecting themselves from the dirty waste and poop filled streets/roads they walked through, and clothing garbs that can be lifted or opened up for effective open defecation and urination and undergarments to insulate their body odour and soak up sweat. They didn't just decline in terms of just impoverishment , they also declined in hygienes rarely bathe and washed themselves, had lice with they wore wigs to cover and perfumes cover smell. Different colours cloths to hide stains.
Before that during the Roman era people wore flowing untailored white cotton robes called Toga and simple sandals etc. The fact that they prefered white was a symbol of purity and dedication to cleanliness. They would wash themselves several times every day, bathe regularly, had latrines and bath houses, or thermae and would bleach wash their clothes even to whiten it. They would clean their roads and streets with carts, water and had sewers systems.
Another last interesting fact which i often find left out is how prevalent slaves were in the Empire. 1 in 5 Roman inhabitants were slaves and the forced labour exacted from them to build many of large edifices. They forced slaves from the populations they conquered to build massive public works and engage in large-scale mining operations, and engage in 'factory farming' with large-scale monoculture plantations. They also worked as domestic servants in roman households.
A Study of Roman Society and Its Dependence on slaves.
https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3303&context=etd
It's very unlike the Muslim states and empires during the middle ages prior to the 18th-19th century slave trade boom , slaves were not the engines of their economies.
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Reminds me of that afkaa kaa ga haarayaa song all over somali tiktok lolNever knew you had that fetish, I prefer getting my protein from actual meat not fecal matter.
Never knew you had that fetish, I prefer getting my protein from actual meat not fecal matter.
u r disgusting. Periodt.
