[Torg] 0-10 (Social Axiom, 2 of 8)

[Phil Dack]

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> From: Jones Jasyn <jasynj at gmail.com>
> Footnote, re: 9 to 10. So far as I have been able to determine, 
> every single social advance that occurred between the Fall of Rome (circa 400 
> AD) and the Renaissance (1200 AD) was a restoration of advances instituted in 
> Roman times or before. Coinage, professional soldiers, schools- all of these 
> were things the Romans had that Europeans lost and later rediscovered. No other 
> culture had any significant advances during this time and, at best, the 
> Byzantines could be said to have maintained Roman advances, instead of losing 
> them. 

Some homework for you Jasyn - it might be worth doing a quick browse of Chinese history. It's not a perspective that most of us westerners consider, but I have a feeling that they had some quite sophisticated social advances, possibly more so than Rome.

Phil