▲ 150 ▼ If you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring? (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by Nicarlo@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 177 comments fedilink hide all child comments If you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?
[–] _Sprite@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago (4 children) I'm either gonna bring a bunch of 'For Dummies' books to speed up development and get executed or make a fortune selling meth and get executed permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 years ago Lol .... Roman Empire collapses 300 years before it's time because of a meth crisis. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago (3 children) Why not sell psychedelics and change history? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] _Sprite@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Turning Ceaser and his forces into tweakers won't change history? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 800XL@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) they probably would have conquered the New World too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago They would have conquered the New World ....... in their minds!!! permalink fedilink source parent [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago Then by the late Middle Ages we would have had the Holy Roman Pharmaceutical Corporation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gregorum@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Psychedelics were pretty common back then. However, they were mostly used in religious ceremonies. permalink fedilink source parent [–] satanmat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) And a copy of the army improvised weapons manuals. Jump start military tech by 1000 years or so right quick permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago The hilarious thing about the meth idea is that they'd run out and be centuries behind on having any clue as to how to get more. Unless those "For Dummies" books have expanded their catalogue since I've last looked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 years ago Lol .... Roman Empire collapses 300 years before it's time because of a meth crisis. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago (3 children) Why not sell psychedelics and change history? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] _Sprite@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Turning Ceaser and his forces into tweakers won't change history? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 800XL@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) they probably would have conquered the New World too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago They would have conquered the New World ....... in their minds!!! permalink fedilink source parent [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago Then by the late Middle Ages we would have had the Holy Roman Pharmaceutical Corporation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gregorum@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Psychedelics were pretty common back then. However, they were mostly used in religious ceremonies. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _Sprite@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Turning Ceaser and his forces into tweakers won't change history? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 800XL@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) they probably would have conquered the New World too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago They would have conquered the New World ....... in their minds!!! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) they probably would have conquered the New World too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago They would have conquered the New World ....... in their minds!!! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago They would have conquered the New World ....... in their minds!!! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago Then by the late Middle Ages we would have had the Holy Roman Pharmaceutical Corporation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Psychedelics were pretty common back then. However, they were mostly used in religious ceremonies. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) And a copy of the army improvised weapons manuals. Jump start military tech by 1000 years or so right quick permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago The hilarious thing about the meth idea is that they'd run out and be centuries behind on having any clue as to how to get more. Unless those "For Dummies" books have expanded their catalogue since I've last looked. permalink fedilink source parent