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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whodat" data-source="post: 414750" data-attributes="member: 7386">It sounds to me as though you have done a great deal of research into Medieval culture. Have you spent much time studying the marvels that Romans produced? What information are you using to base your assumption that medieval technology was even compatible, much less superior? You give a few examples of medieval excellence, but when set against the achievements of the mighty Roman Empire, how can you compare the two?You do not mention the engineering feats that allowed the Romans to construct aqueducts that ran through mountains and spanned valleys for miles to bring fresh water into a city. You also do not mention the fact that surgery was more advanced in ancient Rome than at any time in Europe prior to the Napoleonic era.The Romans wouldn’t even consider allowing a city to be built without a working sewer system. You did not mention that Paris didn’t have a functioning sewer until the 1850’s, or the cholera outbreak in London because its citizens were drinking river water that had been contaminated by sewage.Barbegal. In southern Gaul (France), the Romans constructed a factory which produced 28 tons of grain – per day! And by all accounts Barbegal was considered be a local factory, not some epic exporter.The tremendous Gothic cathedrals of the later Renaissance may be impressive to look at, but when you consider that they often took over a hundred years to construct, while the Romans could place a magnificent bathhouse in about ten years. I believe the Coliseum took only about five. Medieval fortifications? Ha! Ask the survivors of Masada about how Romans feel about “impenetrable” fortifications. Oh, wait. There were no survivors at Masada.</blockquote>

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