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Re:Ancient Rome's Failed Building Projects by wolverine876 on Monday February 19, 2024 @01:03PM (#39432745)
> There was a decline but Europe had more or less rebounded by the 11th century or so.

That's 600 years - even giving you that date, we agree!

Re:Ancient Rome's Failed Building Projects by qwytw on Monday February 19, 2024 @02:36PM (#39433745)
I mainly meant economically and demographically (though places like Germany and Northern Gaul probably surpassed their Roman period peak a bit earlier) and not necessarily technologically.

And it's also close to 400-500 years since the real decline started in the 530-550s (plague, outfall of the Gothic wars and climate change intensifying). Or in the 3rd century which would make it closer to 800.