/u/bobsmith1111's posts in /r/askhistorians
I've heard that France has won more battles and wars than any other country in the world? But what about the Romans? Didn't they win more?
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How long does it take a Roman army from Rome to march to Paris? its about 1100 km. takes about 24 hrs to walk 100 km. so about ? so about 22 days ?
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Was looking up game guides on Civilization 5, and this introduction paragraph blew my mind. Is surplus food the single most important thing ever for civilizations? Without "surplus" u will never be great?
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How did the Romans or Medieval Age combat unemployment without keynesian economic policy( eg borrow imaginary money out of thin air.) ?? ??
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Has America won any wars solely by themselves? Vietnam War, they got help from South Vietnamese army. And Afghanistan War they got help from European forces etc.
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