What if the Roman Empire Industrialized? | Alternate History
In today's alternate history scenario we ask what if Rome industrialized—that is, underwent an Industrial Revolution, managing, under the Good Emperors, to undergo mechanization, urbanization, build the printing press, and use inventions like the Aeolipile by Hero of Alexandria to build steam engines, railways, and steamships. Will Rome maintain stability, or will it collapse and fracture? Can Rome defend against the Persians, the Huns, and the Germanic tribes? Will Rome expand, colonize, or even discover a new world?
Thank you to @InvictaHistory and @toldinstone for the inspiration for today's video:
• How close was Rome to an Industrial Revolu...
• Were the Romans close to an Industrial Rev...
• Were the Romans close to an Industrial Rev...
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0:00:00 Intro
0:12:06 Intro - Prerequisites for Industrialization
0:18:27 Intro - What did Rome Have?
0:30:46 Intro - Sophistication vs Industrialization
0:33:24 Scenario
0:34:32 What we need to change
0:41:17 Scenario really begins
0:44:59 Emperors Hadrian and Antonius Pius
0:49:12 Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Commodus
0:51:30 Severan Dynasty
0:53:00 Crisis of the 3rd Century
0:56:30 Crisis Averted
1:00:09 Expansion of the Roman Empire
1:03:30 Conquest of Germania Magna
1:05:40 The East
1:09:10 The Three Kingdoms Period in China
1:10:46 The West
1:12:45 A Second Industrial Revolution?
1:14:35 The New Mediterranean World
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