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Lack of technological progress in late Roman Empire
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Also added to Robert's list should be the expansion of hydraulics, which were invented under the greeks, but never really utilized until the empire. My favorite is a door post in Syria. Oil was poured into a groove and the weight of the door post compressed it just enough to make it turn smoothly.

Also don't forget the huge syringes used to shoot Greek Fire!
Theodoros of Smyrna (Byzantine name)
aka Travis Lee Clark (21st C. American name)

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Oh! and the Toledo helmet .... oh hell, forget it. :? <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_confused.gif" alt=":?" title="Confused" />:?
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Re: Lack of technological progress in late Roman Empire - by tlclark - 04-28-2006, 11:31 AM
roman contributions - by Goffredo - 05-19-2006, 11:59 AM
Re: roman contributions - by Carlton Bach - 05-19-2006, 02:03 PM
Re: roman contributions - by tlclark - 05-19-2006, 04:57 PM
Re: roman contributions - by Robert Vermaat - 05-19-2006, 07:54 PM
Slavery - by Primitivus - 05-26-2006, 01:29 AM
Medical Advances - by Primitivus - 05-27-2006, 07:41 PM
Re: Medical Advances - by Carlton Bach - 05-27-2006, 08:17 PM
Interesting thread - by Goodies - 06-13-2006, 05:05 PM
Acta Diurna - by Eleatic Guest - 09-03-2006, 12:28 PM
heron - by Goffredo - 09-03-2006, 10:43 PM
clear - by Goffredo - 09-04-2006, 08:00 AM
Steam Power - by Theodosius the Great - 09-05-2006, 05:46 PM
understanding without theory? - by Goffredo - 09-05-2006, 08:03 PM
Okay and yet - by Goffredo - 09-06-2006, 01:53 PM

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