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Were the ancient Romans fundamentally a shit people?

The Roman armies conquered large territories, sure, but Roma...
Sienna cerebral idea he suggested
  05/04/12
If you walked through ancient Rome you had to watch out for ...
provocative french corn cake
  05/04/12
sanitation standards were worse in Europe for about 1000 yea...
Jet talented market coldplay fan
  05/04/12
True.
provocative french corn cake
  05/04/12
What you're saying isn't true of the Romans, but VERY true o...
Jet talented market coldplay fan
  05/04/12
The wealthiest parts of the Roman empire were in north Afric...
Sienna cerebral idea he suggested
  05/04/12
Rome itself was not shitty and poor. The colonies in Western...
Jet talented market coldplay fan
  05/04/12
TRIGGERED cumskin shitmods literally deleting threads about ...
dun orchestra pit circlehead
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During its prime, Roman army had min height of 6'0" for...
dun orchestra pit circlehead
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only to completely debase their currency to prop up their MI...
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superior anglo culture
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They made all the buildings and roads and aquaducts and stuf...
Jet talented market coldplay fan
  05/04/12
they had baths in every two-bit town and garrison. which wer...
charismatic son of senegal
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Lake Trip Turdskin
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i always picture roman citizens in togas drinking wine and e...
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they made their bones of of initially being way more product...
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Date: May 4th, 2012 4:53 PM
Author: Sienna cerebral idea he suggested

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锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#20614794)



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:02 PM
Author: provocative french corn cake

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#20614859)



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:03 PM
Author: Jet talented market coldplay fan

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#20614868)



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:04 PM
Author: provocative french corn cake

True.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#20614873)



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:06 PM
Author: Jet talented market coldplay fan

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锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#20614885)



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:10 PM
Author: Sienna cerebral idea he suggested

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锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#20614908)



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:17 PM
Author: Jet talented market coldplay fan

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锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#20614946)



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Date: July 20th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: dun orchestra pit circlehead

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50013257)



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Date: July 20th, 2026 9:17 PM
Author: dun orchestra pit circlehead

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

https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=2223505&mc=15&forum_id=2



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50013259)



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Date: July 20th, 2026 9:17 PM
Author: dun orchestra pit circlehead

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50013260)



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Date: July 20th, 2026 9:17 PM
Author: dun orchestra pit circlehead

superior anglo culture

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1940422&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50013262)



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Date: July 20th, 2026 10:15 PM
Author: dun orchestra pit circlehead



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Date: July 23rd, 2026 12:07 AM
Author: dun orchestra pit circlehead



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Date: July 27th, 2026 9:11 PM
Author: dun orchestra pit circlehead



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:29 PM
Author: nyuug



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Date: July 29th, 2026 5:34 PM
Author: nyuug



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 7:35 PM
Author: nyuug



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Date: May 4th, 2012 4:59 PM
Author: Jet talented market coldplay fan

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锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#20614849)



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:08 PM
Author: charismatic son of senegal

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锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#20614888)



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:17 PM
Author: Lake Trip Turdskin



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Date: May 4th, 2012 5:15 PM
Author: Green nibblets

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锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#20614933)



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Date: July 20th, 2026 9:20 PM
Author: motley rusted french chef

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锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50013269)