The Roman's were more advanced than you think.

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@jstory07 (148682)
Roseburg, Oregon
June 3, 2026 7:59pm CST
Did you known the Roman's had a shopping mall. In the shopping mall; there was stores and apartments lined up just like a shopping mall. In the shopping mall you could buy food every day that was fixed for you to eat. You could buy lots of fruits and vegetables every day. They has small shops and apartments that you could live in and sell from. They were more advanced than you think they were. I like reading about history. These are just some interesting facts I thought you would enjoy.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (121997)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
4 Jun
I did not know about the Romans having a shopping mall even though the Romans were great road builders.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Jun
Yes they were very advanced.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (121997)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
4 Jun
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rakski
@rakski (155966)
• Philippines
4 Jun
that is nice to know
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Jun
Yes they were very advanced.
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rakski
@rakski (155966)
• Philippines
4 Jun
@jstory07 true, that is always a possibility
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208645)
• United States
4 Jun
I really didn't know that. The Greeks were very advanced as well
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Jun
I should look up things about the Greeks.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135493)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Jun
They were
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Jun
They sold meals to working people on their work breaks.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381576)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jun
They also had very hygienic sanitation.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Jun
Yes they did.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (112673)
• United States
4 Jun
A lot of ancient culture was very similar to today, just without all the technology we have.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Jun
I think they had a different form of technology.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (112673)
• United States
9h
@jstory07 Well, yeah, of course. Just not as advanced. Everything, technically, is a technology. When they ran gas through pipes for lighting back in the day...that was a technology.
allen0187
@allen0187 (59535)
• Philippines
5 Jun
Imagine the world if the Roman Empire did not fell to the Germanic Kingdoms and the Ottoman Empire...
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allen0187
@allen0187 (59535)
• Philippines
2h
@jstory07 agree with you 100%!
Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Jun
They would have been even more advanced.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86480)
• United States
4 Jun
I've always considered them far ahead of their time. I mean, their roads from 2,300 years ago are still in existence, while our interstate is closed to repair a road just repaired five years ago. Thanks for the history lesson!
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Jun
Their roads were made a lot better than ours are today.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502002)
• Italy
4 Jun
Yes, I know, I have seen the remains when I visited Pompeii. When I was a student (in Italy) we studied a lot about the ancient Romans. We still have remains of what they built all over Europe.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Jun
They were really advanced for the times.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502002)
• Italy
5 Jun
@jstory07 Here in the north of Italy, we say that ancient Romans were more advanced than actual Romans.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (97850)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Jun
That is interesting to know I think both the Romans and the Greeks were very intelligent.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Jun
I think they had a different type of technology.
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Baconstripsxxx
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18025)
• Torrington, Connecticut
4 Jun
Many city residents lived in apartment buildings and didn’t always have full kitchens, so food vendors and markets were a big part of daily life. Fresh produce, bread, olive oil, and prepared meals were commonly sold.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Jun
Yes they had food sellers way back than.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21490)
• London, England
4 Jun
I had a weekend in Cagliari, Sardinia, and was able to wander around later built malls. You get a feel for what it was like
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Jun
That is a good way to see things walk around and explore for yourself.
Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21490)
• London, England
5 Jun
@jstory07 You've just got to remember they drive like it is a race track!
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79317)
• Germany
4 Jun
Yes, I have read about how advanced the Romans were. In Instagram, there are a lot about histories worldwide. I am also fond of reading about other countries history.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Jun
That is good I have always like reading about history.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222180)
• United States
4 Jun
They definitely were more advanced than we previously thought.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148682)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Jun
Yes they were .They had toilets and running water in their homes.
Amber
@AmbiePam (120414)
• United States
5 Jun
I know they had plumbing back then, which was fascinating to me.
Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (52911)
• Mojave, California
5 Jun
They also killed Jesus so there is that and yeah they were very advanced, some say like US is now. Its very\ similar, great empires implode. because they get so big. We still have a chance, but way things are looking we going to do what Rome did. Not a Debbie downer, but the math is not working in our favor right now.
Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23899)
• United Kingdom
5 Jun
Yes I did know about the Romans. It was interesting walking around the ruins of Pompeii & Herculaneum where you could see some of the shops & food shops from all those years ago.
Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128767)
• Gainesville, Florida
7h
As archeologists continue to unearth the past, they are discovering more and more about how advanced the Romans were. They had running water, sewer systems, and all kinds of other advanced engineering that we just take for granted today. All that was lost when Rome fell and the world fell into the Dark Ages.