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Re:Why no Roman industrial revolution? by Rexxar on Saturday August 27, 2022 @10:51AM (#32619650)
The west was not a more violent culture than others. There was as much war everywhere. And the idea that Middle-East people were peaceful trader and European aggressive warriors is not bases on reality : Just one example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_slave_trade
Re:Why no Roman industrial revolution? by brnaftr361 on Saturday August 27, 2022 @08:27PM (#32624591)
I'd actually be interested to see you quantify that, but I'm reviewing the timelines of Wars on Wikipedia at the moment, and from what I'm seeing, the "West", kind of a nebulous term - depending on where you draw the lines, was culprit to more wars. I'm a little lazy so I'm just keeping mental account.

I expect you're speaking in terms of qualitative violence?

Re:Why no Roman industrial revolution? by Fennder on Sunday August 28, 2022 @04:54AM (#32626842)
You are reading a list that is eurocentric. Anyone with an interest in non-European history knows how sparse Wikipedia can be for their subject.

A great example is the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. According to your list only a single war took place for nearly 80 years in china, until the Song dynasty, which formed and unified (most of) china without a single war, attacks Vietnan, whereas in China it's known as a period of endemic warfare until the Song reunified china through conquest. Compare that to a Viking raid on Lisbon that does get its own place on the list.