Top 8 Ancient Roman Technologies | History Countdown

All roads lead to Rome - and so do these tech trees! From the newspaper to the vending machine, these are 8 amazing Roman technological innovations, in this episode of History Countdown.

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[margaretpeabody]

I was struck with amazement at these Roman feats invented so long ago. My jaw just kept dropping, thanks History channel.

[debrakleid]

It’s quite amazing what the Romans were able to accomplish! I knew about the aqueducts but not a lot of the others such as the “holy water vending machine”. Can’t imagine having surgery without anesthesia though and almost all women who had a c section back then died!

[teddyjackson]

It’s troubling how easy it is for humanity to lose advancements for centuries.

[appleg]

1:11
do i have some tea for ya'll?!"
"...I thought we ordered wine?"
i am deceased💀

[milkmonster]

The Roman Empire: The Ultimate Improvers.

[yourcalmplace]

- I just want to let anyone who’s reading this comment. I wish you great success, health, love and happiness! ✨

[federicosansoni]

1:28 that’s not the colosseum that’s a theatre in Verona

[taskforceknight]

Rome was like an Overpowered Anime Antagonist of the Ancient World

[Rain-ifzy]

Just a fact : ukrainian coins on 7:00.

[markpape]

Congratulations. At being the first to achive such a thing, mayjor xp point.

[ENikolaev]

Correct me if I’m wrong but isnt polumbum what lead to leads name/symbol? Not polumbus?

[leonardo]

there are bridges in my small town, where spartacus started the capua revolt, and we still go over it today while the other one next to it from the 60's and closed for renovation.

[sparkyc]

Do not fear. Live or die, have FAITH in Jesus Christ!

[markpape]

Flying in dream's, you know those roller wheel's you can wear on your heal's, when dreaming take a run up then set heal's like the heal wheel's the groung slippy like ice and just move yourself along not moving leg's, the power of your mind, then if you manage this slid around alot the one night you lift leg's and if you got it held in your mind you fly.

[CharlesTheInnocent-ss]

The Romans also gave the world the Christian religion. Jesus may have been a Jew, but he was one living under the laws and auspices of the Roman Empire. Constantine the Great's adoption of the Christian faith made Christianity a mainstream religion and not one based on superstition or fear, (to quote Suetonius and others).

Roman Catholicism became the state religion and canon laws were effected to justify this. The irony of this is that Christianity was one of the reasons why Ancient Rome fell and ceased to exist. The biblical injunctions of turning the other cheek and loving your neighbors turned Roman soldiers into cowards who could not withstand the ferocious attacks from their enemies, (like the Sassanid Persians and the Huns).

[jay_fp]

And what have they ever given us in return?

[markpape]

I do'nt know their could be a safe made wee syc test needed to open, just incase of deteriation after passing.

[markpape]

And i say go ahead, if i am in the right then me indistructable force, me decended for titan's, and if a titan in the right, you break first long before me.

[markpape]

I really do break so easyly is me make wrong dicision, like just knock nuckle on something, to get attention of someone, and they doing something more important, than what i want them for, me in wrong so me probable break nuckle, happen so often that why me like to live and exist on own, no one around to make me break, but if in right not even a nuke damage me.