What Do You Know......

[Shinyhead]

And I think if a Roman soldier were to appear at a re-enactment they would probably bust a gut laughing at the kits. You know that no matter how good folks think they are, there are probably some pretty bizzare mistakes we are not even aware of.

[Sean Manning]

Example: Making gunpowder

That one's a lot harder than Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen might make you think; L. Sprague de Camp was more realistic in Lest Darkness Fall. It seems that refining saltpeter from dung in quantity is a fairly sophisticated process using methods which aren't documented before the High Middle Ages. Of course, there are mineral deposits of KN04 in Anatolia ...

[Robert Vermaat]

:wink: I said, what do you "know" not "posses".

Darn, just when I wanted to say 'flamethrower'! Not a word one can casually use in just any conversation, and then you had to spoil it for me...

[Avatar]

I do believe that my knowledge of history would impress them. That and perhaps some longevity.

Being able to waltz up and proclaim the exact death of notable figures would surely make them sit up and listen. That alone could change history significantly.

Other than that, some rudimentary knowledge of chemistry and such would make me a fortune. And my knowledge of various siege equipment would surely come in handy.

[Aetius Helvius Merula]

I'm with Giannis. We could explain the reasons behind the principles and phenomena they knew, but not much concepts and facts they didn't know already. I'm speaking of the average Roman here. With my level of eduaction, I could tell them why diseases spread, why their prize bulls sire better offspring, why good farmland is good, why poorly cooked food makes you sick, how to make small amounts of lightning. I'm not sure I could tell them how to farm better, cook better, etc. In other words, not being a high tech society, how relevant would our knowlegde be to them? They might be astounded at the folks from the future. They might shrug and say 'huh. That's nice'

[Tiberius Clodius Corvinus]

... may be they were impressed by a solar-powered translator :lol:

[Aetius Helvius Merula]

Maybe if you told them about theater played on boxes with glass panels activated by lightning, made 2,000 years from now...and many of the plays are about their country and society.

[Robert Vermaat]

I could learn them to play footsie... :wink:

[Decius]

8)

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Also, they already had tha 'basics of steam power and hydraulics....
The greeks were using these things for a long time.....
I would think being in possession of good maps tho or the ability to draw accurate ones would get you somewhere.
The ability to refine the oil deposits found near the surface would impress no doubt....
Generate a little electricity and make a light bulb would impress.....

Anything useful and practical would stand you in good stead......

As long as they didn't decide you were some evil demon!!! :twisted: :lol:

As I can't speak ancient Greek or Latin, I would probably end up in a salt mine or the fields, but perhaps would manage to wrangle a household slave position, or a job as an artist! :roll:

[Decius]

How would Uri Geller end in ancient rome? :wink:

[Virilis]

In fact Uri Geller was famous in ancient Rome for breaking apart gladius blades with a gentle touch of his fingers. Then again they also had Deepeeka tangs hock: ...

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

oooooooo :lol:

[Decius]

:lol:

[Robert Vermaat]

Great shot! I was livid about that stupid Rijkaard. :evil: