Rich Rostrom wrote:
> Governor Quietus will not take it seriously,
As you and others have pointed out, Quietus will almost certainly
declare himself Emperor, because of the long, long, long history of
other governors of Britain doing the same.
> Given 16th standards of bathing, they're _all_ barbarians.
It would be helpful to list in what areas Roman Britain actually would
lead Europe ca. 1600, besides personal hygiene.
Roads and road construction come to mind, along with aqueducts.
Long-range communications; besides better roads, didn't Romans have a
rudimentary heliograph-like system?
Military commanders experienced at commanding several tens of
thousands of very well-trained and well-disciplined soldiers? Didn't
Watling Street involve more soldiers on either side than Poitiers?
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