>The Roman Empire merely improved roads in many places.

why did they invest in those roads? They weren't a charity.

AngryData 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Rome was entirely reliant upon the looting and expansion of the empire to support them. Without building up those roads Rome would have starved and fallen apart.

	▲	lawlessone a day ago \| parent [-]
		That's my point :-) , people in the thread are acting like their hegemony enablement technology is a selfless gift.

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nephihaha 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

So that they could move troops and goods from one place to another.

	▲	lawlessone 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, and more specifically so they could move resources back to Rome.