To: muawiyah
Basically, if the Greeks and Romans could make statues as well as Michelangelo, they should have been able to build boats that were comparable to those of Columbus' time. Challenge. Technological advancement is not linear. In fact, Roman technology was ahead of Renaissance Europe some areas and behind it in others.
26 posted on
05/15/2013 4:15:45 PM PDT by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does.)
To: presidio9
Point I made ~ the Greeks and Romans simply didn’t develop a good design for the Atlantic Ocean. They didn’t need to. They stuck around Mare Nostrum
40 posted on
05/15/2013 4:32:46 PM PDT by
muawiyah
To: presidio9; muawiyah
The challenge isn’t building boats, it’s navigation. Without a compass and a reliable timepiece, you can’t safely venture very far from the sight of land.
68 posted on
05/15/2013 8:31:09 PM PDT by
Squawk 8888
(True North- Strong Leader, Strong Dollar)
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