oh man the ancient world had SO MUCH more long-distance trade than the West is prepared to to think about we forget that the Dark Ages were exactly that. Europe's end of the global trade networks shut down, & to this day we still think of that shut-down state as "normal."https://twitter.com/IOnceAteALeaf/status/1031209548147843072 …
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It's almost as if there are answers to all these "Yeah, but what if" dumb questions! (Answers which are concealed in books! That you can read! OMG, it's a conspiracy of secret knowledge!)
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I'm at best an enthusiastic lay person on such matters, but have read several dozen meaty books on matters pertaining to history of western civ and art history. I'm engaging with a PHD who isn't a dabbler precisely because I'm interested in knowing more and hearing other views.
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