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Re:Successful room temperature ambient-pressure magnetic lev... by pyrale on Friday August 04, 2023 @04:10AM (#36996942)
> As i see it, Romans mainly gave us idea of "rule-based society" on which entire Western world stands.

Rule-based societies predate the Romans by a lot of time ; Romans weren't even that good at it, considering how often violence was used as a political tool during the republic.

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Re:Successful room temperature ambient-pressure magnetic lev... by Tainnor on Friday August 04, 2023 @06:14AM (#36997850)
The administration and institutions usually survived a lot of political turmoil in Ancient Rome, but yes, compared to more autocratic kingdoms / empires of the time, transfer of power was probably a much more fragile affair (even in the Empire).
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