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If you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring? (sh.itjust.works)

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If you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?

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[-] _Sprite@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago

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

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 26 points 8 months ago

Lol .... Roman Empire collapses 300 years before it's time because of a meth crisis.

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 12 points 8 months ago

Why not sell psychedelics and change history?

[-] _Sprite@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Turning Ceaser and his forces into tweakers won't change history?

[-] 800XL@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

they probably would have conquered the New World too.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

They would have conquered the New World ....... in their minds!!!

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

Then by the late Middle Ages we would have had the Holy Roman Pharmaceutical Corporation.

[-] satanmat@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

And a copy of the army improvised weapons manuals.

Jump start military tech by 1000 years or so right quick

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 points 8 months ago

Six weights of charcoal, one of brimstone, and one of saltpetre. Done, you already advanced military tech by 800 years.

[-] papalonian@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months 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.

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