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Were the ancient Romans fundamentally a shit people?

The Roman armies conquered large territories, sure, but Roma...
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sanitation standards were worse in Europe for about 1000 yea...
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True.
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What you're saying isn't true of the Romans, but VERY true o...
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The wealthiest parts of the Roman empire were in north Afric...
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Rome itself was not shitty and poor. The colonies in Western...
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During its prime, Roman army had min height of 6'0" for...
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only to completely debase their currency to prop up their MI...
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They made all the buildings and roads and aquaducts and stuf...
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they had baths in every two-bit town and garrison. which wer...
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i always picture roman citizens in togas drinking wine and e...
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Date: May 4th, 2012 4:53 PM
Author: Odious circlehead round eye

The Roman armies conquered large territories, sure, but Romans themselves were not terribly productive. They had some productive colonies/provinces but Romans themselves didn't produce much or export much. They were organized, to be sure, but weren't they fundamentally just glorified goombahs who leached off their colonial subjects and eventually got their shit pushed in by hulking germanic types?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2.#20614794)



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:02 PM
Author: trip misunderstood keepsake machete casino

If you walked through ancient Rome you had to watch out for pots full of piss and shit being dumped out of windows.

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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:03 PM
Author: exciting candlestick maker

sanitation standards were worse in Europe for about 1000 years after Rome's demise though. At least SOME Roman buildings had sewage systems.

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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:04 PM
Author: trip misunderstood keepsake machete casino

True.

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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:06 PM
Author: exciting candlestick maker

What you're saying isn't true of the Romans, but VERY true of the Arab caliphates.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2.#20614885)



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:10 PM
Author: Odious circlehead round eye

The wealthiest parts of the Roman empire were in north Africa/Asia minor though. The western empire's shittiness and poverty caused it to fail 1000 years before the eastern empire.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2.#20614908)



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:17 PM
Author: exciting candlestick maker

Rome itself was not shitty and poor. The colonies in Western Europe were not technologically or agriculturally advanced prior to being colonized, so they were less valuable, but it's not Rome's fault they were backward. If anything their crime was taking too many colonies in the West that weren't really worth it to them in terms of what they could produce.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2.#20614946)



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Date: July 20th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: Puce self-absorbed site multi-billionaire

TRIGGERED cumskin shitmods literally deleting threads about ancient rome again, 180000000000

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Date: July 20th, 2026 9:17 PM
Author: Puce self-absorbed site multi-billionaire

During its prime, Roman army had min height of 6'0" for 1st Coho

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Date: July 20th, 2026 9:17 PM
Author: Puce self-absorbed site multi-billionaire

only to completely debase their currency to prop up their MI complex, gradually replace native romans with barbarians, and annihilate their middle class in favor of Feudalism?

certainly nothing like what happened in america, that's for sure

http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2223505&forum_id=2#49987213

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Date: July 20th, 2026 9:17 PM
Author: Puce self-absorbed site multi-billionaire

superior anglo culture

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Date: July 20th, 2026 10:15 PM
Author: Puce self-absorbed site multi-billionaire



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Date: July 23rd, 2026 12:07 AM
Author: Puce self-absorbed site multi-billionaire



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Date: July 27th, 2026 9:11 PM
Author: Puce self-absorbed site multi-billionaire



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:29 PM
Author: Puce self-absorbed site multi-billionaire



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Date: May 4th, 2012 4:59 PM
Author: exciting candlestick maker

They made all the buildings and roads and aquaducts and stuff. Their colonies probably produced more food or whatever, but the Romans were responsible for the technological advances of the day. Also, there were emperors like Tiberius who brought in socialistic reforms favoring the poor, even circumventing the senate to do so.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2.#20614849)



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:08 PM
Author: Plum Excitant Philosopher-king

they had baths in every two-bit town and garrison. which were extinguished upon rome's fall and still haven't been fully reintroduced to europeans today

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2.#20614888)



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:17 PM
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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:15 PM
Author: Razzmatazz Main People

i always picture roman citizens in togas drinking wine and eating grapes on a pleasant day while the germanic barbarians were wearing bear skins and living in the woods at dusk by a campfire, but i have no idea if this is accurate.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2.#20614933)



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Date: July 20th, 2026 9:20 PM
Author: shivering yarmulke national security agency

they made their bones of of initially being way more productive, Romans could field an army of 50k, lose the entire thing, then rinse and repeat but the med advantage in grain production went down over time and they got lazy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2.#50013269)