Best Possible Point/Chance To Have Roman Libraries/Universities

Ganon

Based on a new timeline and old form, but when would be the best chance or time period for Roman to be able to realistically start developing early forms libraries in the Roman world. I heard some saying that having it tied to the legions was one of the better points.

I will admit I am interested in doing a timeline on it.
 
Nagisaki

Nagisaki

Ganon said:
Based on a new timeline and old form, but when would be the best chance or time period for Roman to be able to realistically start developing early forms libraries in the Roman world. I heard some saying that having it tied to the legions was one of the better points.

I will admit I am interested in doing a timeline on it.
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I remember someone asking about making the Library of Alexandria a university, and it eventually spread off into saying that it would make it easier if it was mainly military research that was done there at universities.
 
MrGreyOwl

MrGreyOwl

You could have a military academy, some sort of Roman West Point, that would later inspire a civilian version. That could be the idea of one of the great military reformer: Marius or Polybius, or later a conquering emperor like Augustus.

What would be the motivation? During the Republic, maybe a law preventing Consuls to take military command (and a general to occupy political function) after a different outcome of a civil war. During the Empire, well, it could be simply the pet project of an Emperor.
 

GdwnsnHo

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Aha, that thread was mine!

https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=356796

Just discussing copying the Library of Alexandria.

It will cover that there were a number of libraries that were personal prestige projects.

Another interesting point is what is a university? There is something (I forget what exactly) that suggests that the Library was simply part of a 'university' complex, but whether we would call it a true university is up for debate.

The legions were seen as the best way to propagate schooling, but that they'd potentially develop other schools besides military tactics and military engineering. The obvious one being field medicine, and medicine in general.

A university, those would be very sparse, I thought 6 was being conservative and got quite summarily corrected. You may be able to have 3, perhaps even under Augustus, but they'd have to be wealthy cities, and stable, as the university would be one of the first things to be burnt in a tax revolt.
 

GodEmperorG

GdwnsnHo said:
Aha, that thread was mine!

https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=356796

Just discussing copying the Library of Alexandria.

It will cover that there were a number of libraries that were personal prestige projects.

Another interesting point is what is a university? There is something (I forget what exactly) that suggests that the Library was simply part of a 'university' complex, but whether we would call it a true university is up for debate.

The legions were seen as the best way to propagate schooling, but that they'd potentially develop other schools besides military tactics and military engineering. The obvious one being field medicine, and medicine in general.

A university, those would be very sparse, I thought 6 was being conservative and got quite summarily corrected. You may be able to have 3, perhaps even under Augustus, but they'd have to be wealthy cities, and stable, as the university would be one of the first things to be burnt in a tax revolt.
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Rome, Alexandria, and Athens are the cities most likely to have a University. If Pergamum doesn't have its library burnt to the ground that's another possibility. Maybe Antioch could be another city with such an institution. Most such higher learning would be in the Hellenic and rich East, with Rome being the likely only Western University.
 
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