Rome is one of the most documented Cities in History.
Where are these 1,800 year old documents stored?
Yes, some people devote their entire lives to the study of Rome. Some people devote their entire lives to the study of small specks of Rome.
Anyone who started "studying" Rome from about 1,000 on had what to go on? This is my point. Someone can study the Rome of 2,000 years ago all they want, if there's almost zero stuff left from that period (other than a few structures) what they are studying is what someone 200 years ago wrote, and what did that person have to "study"? Same, not much.
How many scholars do you think were "studying Rome" in 1,100? Remember, most humans are illiterate at this time, and there's no printing press. Once you have these massive gaps in history, the later age humans (us!) can study all we want, but the record is gone.
If you think there is current "study" which accurately documents Rome in 200AD, what's the name of this document and where is it stored? It would surely be famous. At a minimum what are the oldest documents in existence which site previous documents (which have been "lost in the fire") which tell us about Rome in the year 200? |
