11-27-2015, 10:10 PM
Few quick questions Nathan,
-Do you doubt that source we have for 2,000 people dying per day in Rome at the plague's height, out of a city of one million? We at least should know that Rome suffered dire consequences, and thus the entire Empire. Eventually the capital was moved, never to return.
-Would armour, made out of metal, not continue to survive for ten to twenty years after it's production?
-Wouldn't some of the smiths who produced it, or their sons and apprentices, continue their work for a while?
-Also isn't it true that the latest examples of segmentata show simplification and worsening quality? I may be incorrect on this, but I do recall it somewhere.
-Did literacy NOT drop during some time during the Roman period throughout the Dark and Middle Ages until the Renaissance?
If so, when exactly would you hazard a guess?
-Do you doubt that source we have for 2,000 people dying per day in Rome at the plague's height, out of a city of one million? We at least should know that Rome suffered dire consequences, and thus the entire Empire. Eventually the capital was moved, never to return.
-Would armour, made out of metal, not continue to survive for ten to twenty years after it's production?
-Wouldn't some of the smiths who produced it, or their sons and apprentices, continue their work for a while?
-Also isn't it true that the latest examples of segmentata show simplification and worsening quality? I may be incorrect on this, but I do recall it somewhere.
-Did literacy NOT drop during some time during the Roman period throughout the Dark and Middle Ages until the Renaissance?
If so, when exactly would you hazard a guess?
Christopher Vidrine, 30
