• Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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      With the Romans, the technology they had, and what they were able to do and build with the knowledge and techniques available to them. Also just the way Roman civilisation worked was astonishing.

      With the Vikings, the seamanship and navigation abilities they had.

      • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca
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        If you came up to me and asked me to join you on a voyage across the north sea in a sailboat, with modern gps, life vests, flares, etc I would just laugh. Now doing it with a viking longboat and the stars to navigate? How could anyone sit down to row with such massive balls in the way?