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I don't understand. The crossbow could take out armored knights but it was outlawed? Wouldn't foreigners that weren't under the influence of the church just dominate with them?
I agree with the nuclear weapons. It's simply so destructive to the point where we could destroy everyone and everything with them.
For some reason, Boston comes to mind. I have never been there but I think it's pretty “Old Town”. The universities and such have been unchanged there, so I guess that's why.
I can say that each age is the master of its own technology; no matter how primitive we may think early man was, I think that we would have a hard time keeping up with him if we had to use the resources available in his time.
I've never seen it put like that but I totally agree. And nowadays our architecture sucks in comparison IMO because most buildings are made by businesses trying to be cost efficient. Back then emperors and rulers did not put as much focus on whether their creations would cost a lot because they took money from taxes to build them. If today's governments had the same mentality, no doubt we could create some amazing architecture. Image if the US took the money they spent on the war in Iraq and built a base on the moon or something.
Sucks about your leg. Glad you didn't lose it.How did they survive? Well, there's the obvious answer that they were used to it, but I think what it was more than anything was that there was really not fear of the environment in their culture. We are scared of snakes, bugs, all kinds of things. I find it hard to believe they would fear anything in their surroundings. They made sacrifices. They were not Christian, rather they believed that blood was a way to worship their gods.
I don't know much about the Aztecs or Incas, but the Mayans are the most impressive to me. Their temples and palaces are just awe inspiring, and I'd love to visit them someday.
I would go and round up a handful of Spartans. Then I would come back and show those intruders who's boss. They have guns, but it would be fairly close combat at this point wouldn't it?
The early MiGs were made in the 40s and the Arrow wasn't around back then. Which MiG do you mean in particular?
I studied in Rome for a semester but never saw them.
Wow you're lucky.I haven't visited the ruins either. One more note about the baths: another program I watched had a group of scholars trying to build one without using technology they wouldn't have. Needless to say, theirs was crap in comparison.
I voted for the baths. From what I know about them, they were open to pretty much everyone and were built by the government for them. This by itself is impressive. The videos I have seen on them are amazing too.
