When talking about "medieval europe" are we not also taking about many cultures and their innovations? The difference here is that the romans were able to centralize and employ said innovations. Medieval europe, by and large, was not. The vast majority of technological advances we find in europe were not even close to uniform until the late middle ages.
Yes, the romans exploited their environment and this caused damage. Heavy plows and 3 field rotation are -even more- exploitative and cause -even more- damage.
Whether or not you feel that it was more pleasant to be a slave or a feudal peasant is irrelevant with regards to tech (and honestly, I couldn't care less, I'd rather be neither - neither situation holds any higher appeal for me than the other)
Life under roman rule was most likely no bed of roses for the vast majority of people under roman rule - but in the area of development and tech.......there was a lull after the fall that took hundreds of years to catch up to.
Yes, the romans exploited their environment and this caused damage. Heavy plows and 3 field rotation are -even more- exploitative and cause -even more- damage.
Whether or not you feel that it was more pleasant to be a slave or a feudal peasant is irrelevant with regards to tech (and honestly, I couldn't care less, I'd rather be neither - neither situation holds any higher appeal for me than the other)
Life under roman rule was most likely no bed of roses for the vast majority of people under roman rule - but in the area of development and tech.......there was a lull after the fall that took hundreds of years to catch up to.
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