11-08-2006, 08:54 PM
Interesting topic. I also saw a Discovery channel about Vesuvius Roman and modern era, and how the modern citizens are sitting on a time bomb that will go off. Just a question of when.
I find it hard to imagine how our ancient counterparts would have dealt with such a disaster. With our modern tecnology in the form of fast transportation (Navy ships, helicopters, trains and large transport trucks) we can pull off fast rescues, however I don't see how aid could arrive fast enough from large neighbhouring cities to be of any use 2000 years ago. The same can be said of the medical knowledge and equipment...and even the amount of manpower that can be brought into a disaster area in a very short amount of time.
The Romans fall very short of our own capability in this area, simply due to our technological breakthroughs in machinery. If you look at how much trouble modern disasters give us, just imagine what the Romans would have gone through without our technology.
I think it would be a case of "Let's get the hell out of here, and come back when the dust settles."
I find it hard to imagine how our ancient counterparts would have dealt with such a disaster. With our modern tecnology in the form of fast transportation (Navy ships, helicopters, trains and large transport trucks) we can pull off fast rescues, however I don't see how aid could arrive fast enough from large neighbhouring cities to be of any use 2000 years ago. The same can be said of the medical knowledge and equipment...and even the amount of manpower that can be brought into a disaster area in a very short amount of time.
The Romans fall very short of our own capability in this area, simply due to our technological breakthroughs in machinery. If you look at how much trouble modern disasters give us, just imagine what the Romans would have gone through without our technology.
I think it would be a case of "Let's get the hell out of here, and come back when the dust settles."
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Magnus/Matt
Du Courage Viens La Verité
Legion: TBD
Magnus/Matt
Du Courage Viens La Verité
Legion: TBD