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12:18a |
Futuristic European-Mediterranean high-speed rail network, inspired by the Metropa project |
12:18a |
Does your state or province share a name with a Chicago street? |
1:35a |
The World’s Most Innovative Countries in 2024 |
2:01a |
Global Tobacco use Males vs Females 1970 vs 2020 |
3:20a |
Ancient Roman roads (yellow) superimposed on satellite imagery of nighttime lighting in Europe (red is the empire’s boundary in 117 CE), showing a correlation b/w public transport infrastructure made during antiquity & the presence of infrastructure today | A team of Danish economists have argued that European roads built by the Romans 2,000 years ago played a decisive role in the modern economic development of the Continent. According to the economists’ research, the density of roads and trade links originally laid down during the periods of when the Roman Republic (second century BCE – first century AD) expanded beyond the Italian peninsula and during the Empire (first century AD – fifth century AD) correlates to the modern level of prosperity for most European cities and countries. The research team went on to say that the study shows the importance of investing in vital infrastructure as it serves as the main driver of economic development. The Danish team based their observations on a geographic database for Roman road networks that were compiled by Harvard University’s Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations. The database documents the 80,000 kilometres of roads that the Romans developed across Europe, the Near East, and North Africa during the seven centuries when Rome was the preeminent power in the Western World. Part of the research included superimposing the maps of Roman roads over satellite imagery showing the nighttime illumination of Europe. The Danish team then divided the entire former Roman Empire into a grid of one-degree latitude by one-degree longitude squares and measured the density of Roman roads. They then compared this with the density of modern-day population centres and, once again, found strong evidence that the roads not only facilitated trade, but also innovation in transport and productivity. The infrastructure that developed around those industries most likely had a cumulative effect over the centuries and later became the foundation for urban development across Europe. The researchers believe that after Rome’s road system fell into disrepair in North Africa following the empire’s collapse in 476 AD is one explanation for the economic development gap between Europe and other parts of the Middle East that remained a part of the Greek-speaking Byzantine Empire that emerged following Rome’s demise submitted by /u/hominoid_in_NGC4594 [link] [comments] | |
3:47a |
Which foreign country is the closest to you when in India? |
4:41a |
Which foreign country is closest to you when in Australia? |
5:41a |
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6:45a |
2024 Mexican presidential election by municipality |
8:01a |
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8:01a |
Spread of the Black Death in Europe ???? |
10:05a |
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11:17a |
Year when eugenics/sterilization law was adopted by State |
11:17a |
Europe as a Queen, XVI Century |
11:47a |
Blue tounge skink range in Australia |
12:17p |
Most popular sport in the world |
12:45p |
An anti-Russia satirical map produced by a Japanese student in 1877 during the Russo-Japanese War |
1:15p |
Historical Thrace region, divided in three countrys today |
2:35p |
The Turkic Khaganates, China and Turkic Kingdoms of Eastern Europe 7th century |
3:45p |
"From the Rhine to Paris" 1870 |
4:16p |
Paternal DNA Similarity between Bulgaria and Europe (Y-DNA) & Detailed Y-DNA Map of Europe |
4:16p |
What do you think about this? |
4:46p |
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4:46p |
Number of Dentists in Europe |
6:01p |
Visa requirements for Western Balkans citizens (Europe Edition) |
6:01p |
Lebanon Areas Ordered for Evacuation by Israeli Army |
6:01p |
Prevalence of tobacco product use among persons aged 15 years and older |
7:16p |
The Mauryan Empire at its greatest extent under Ashoka the Great.( Map made by me). |
7:16p |
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10:01p |
EU vote on tariffs for Chinese EVs |
10:01p |
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10:32p |
My WIP Town of New Perkins (fictional) Part 3 (as of 10/5/24) |