• gigastasio@sh.itjust.works
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    1. My cat. Because there won’t be anyone to take care of her.

    2. A sample of copper water line and a valve - something they can study and reverse engineer to improve their infrastructure. I’ll have to explain the concept of water towers too since I probably won’t be able to actually bring one.

    3. A book on the history of the Roman Empire. Maybe they’ll do things a little differently this time.

    Am I allowed to warn them about Pompei? They’ve got four years to evacuate that area.

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      If you manage to buddy-up with Domitian before he becomes emperor in 81, he’d definitely change things up.

      You predicted the eruption of Mount Vesuvius so he knows you’re not a hack. So he’ll probably believe you when you tell him he eventually gets assassinated.

      From there, who knows where history goes. He definitely curtails the Senate even more so maybe the Empire enters the Dominate phase of its history 200 years early?

      Maybe point Trajan and Hadrian out to him if he’s looking for competent allies/potential successors. Well, Hadrian isn’t born until 76 but you probably won’t butterfly him away in 1 year.