Message from @!?_Quantum_Physics

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2020-03-18 00:38:13 UTC  

ik exactly what caused Rome to fal

2020-03-18 00:38:15 UTC  

And just pushed industrialisation for 20 years

2020-03-18 00:38:30 UTC  

Heron of Alexandria

2020-03-18 00:38:38 UTC  

the steam engine came into be

2020-03-18 00:38:49 UTC  

if that rich dude put the engine on a wheel

2020-03-18 00:38:57 UTC  

Steam engine was never in wide use during Roman Empire

2020-03-18 00:39:04 UTC  

then something would habe happened

2020-03-18 00:39:09 UTC  

IF

2020-03-18 00:40:56 UTC  

Wait, weren't water and air mills used extensively until the Middle Ages?

2020-03-18 00:41:33 UTC  

Putting a steam engine in a mill would not be that huge of a possibility, contrary to wheels.

2020-03-18 00:50:51 UTC  

Rome would need an easier way to create metal parts before steam could be common

2020-03-18 01:40:46 UTC  

^^ this

2020-03-18 02:52:28 UTC  

^^^

2020-03-18 08:15:20 UTC  

going back to the question, I think Rome would expand until it hit natural borders or some other big empire.
Maybe some other groups would copy the steam engine like China.

2020-03-18 13:18:34 UTC  

Augustus wanted to expand the Empire northwise, civilize the German barbarians, and leave the borders at Rhine and Danube.

2020-03-18 13:18:44 UTC  

But he failed, because that was too much of a task, even for him.

2020-03-18 14:57:49 UTC  

That's a weird question because there was no reason for Rome to use labor-saving devices like the steam engine, because they could just have tons of slaves. And it's not because of the institution of slavery that the steam engine could not be implemented; rather the institution of slavery existed because the technologies needed to use these devices in a productive manner did not exist. The steam engine was reinvented in 1700 AD, but it was not put into use until 100 or 150 or so years after that, at which point technology had advanced sufficiently.

2020-03-18 17:32:10 UTC  

^this
I think there were various societies that invented them but slavery was cheaper.
Due to the funny trinket thing they never came up with idea to build stuff like steam vehicles like steam ships or steam cars.

2020-03-19 00:42:08 UTC  

@everyone Daily Question 🔖
What ultimately lead to the Roman Empire’s downfall?

2020-03-19 00:42:16 UTC  

Ok

2020-03-19 00:42:17 UTC  

So

2020-03-19 00:42:22 UTC  

I’m well educated on this

2020-03-19 00:42:22 UTC  

Air conditioning

2020-03-19 00:42:26 UTC  

Everything

2020-03-19 00:42:29 UTC  

A big dude with a big army burnt the city to the ground

2020-03-19 00:42:30 UTC  

I’m REALLY well educated on this

2020-03-19 00:42:31 UTC  

Same as anything, corruption.

2020-03-19 00:42:33 UTC  

That's the main one

2020-03-19 00:42:36 UTC  

I’d say hedonism and laziness.

2020-03-19 00:42:49 UTC  

The empire was fine under Marcus Antoninus.

2020-03-19 00:43:06 UTC  

However, An emperor named Commodus pulled up

2020-03-19 00:43:10 UTC  

Rome fell due to degeneration of the people physically and spiritually, and then a series of restorative movements rose up attempting to stop this each failing to truly redeem the Roman people.

2020-03-19 00:43:13 UTC  

Lazy, ineffective ruler

2020-03-19 00:43:16 UTC  

Who was unpopular

2020-03-19 00:43:26 UTC  

He was assassinated and the throne fell into chaos

2020-03-19 00:43:42 UTC  

In 193; there were 5 claimants for the throne and Septimius Severus ended up claiming it

2020-03-19 00:43:54 UTC  

All was gucci until 211 when he died and Geta took the throne.

2020-03-19 00:44:04 UTC  

His own brother killed him in his mom’s arms.

2020-03-19 00:44:13 UTC  

He was one cruel bastard ngl

2020-03-19 00:44:20 UTC  

So it was the 3rd Century Crisis?

2020-03-19 00:44:27 UTC  

Burned down Alexandria when they dissed him