EffortlessOps@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoIf you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?message-squaremessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1109arrow-down1message-squareIf you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?EffortlessOps@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square83fedilinkfile-text
If you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?
minus-squarehglman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoYou need good quality metal to make precise clockwork. You need to be able to make those metals.
minus-squareCypher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoRomans made decent steel, especially in terms of hardness which is what you need to make tooling. It wouldn’t be the biggest problem you would face in trying to industrialise Rome
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoYou could bring plans for a high quality forge
minus-squareRoss_audio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoLook up the antikythera mechanism. The Romans could make enough quality metals for a clock.
You need good quality metal to make precise clockwork. You need to be able to make those metals.
Romans made decent steel, especially in terms of hardness which is what you need to make tooling.
It wouldn’t be the biggest problem you would face in trying to industrialise Rome
You could bring plans for a high quality forge
Look up the antikythera mechanism.
The Romans could make enough quality metals for a clock.