Okay. You have to be very careful with the term "smarter". Because some group has aquired more knowledge says nothing on their intellect.
The Romans should be seen as Star Trek's "The Borg".
The Romans themselves did not have that much in terms of knowledge and technology (except fighting skills and logistics) but assimilated all good ideas from all kinds of different parts of Europe, Afrika, and Asia. That is also a way of gathering knowledge and served the Romans very well.
It also has to be said that when the Roman Empire died down, a lot of their acquired knowledge wasn't maintained in the rest of Europe either, and that led to the Dark Ages.
The Romans should be seen as Star Trek's "The Borg".
The Romans themselves did not have that much in terms of knowledge and technology (except fighting skills and logistics) but assimilated all good ideas from all kinds of different parts of Europe, Afrika, and Asia. That is also a way of gathering knowledge and served the Romans very well.
It also has to be said that when the Roman Empire died down, a lot of their acquired knowledge wasn't maintained in the rest of Europe either, and that led to the Dark Ages.
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Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
